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The Biology of Neuropeptide Y and Related Peptides

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. William F. Colmers

    1. Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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  2. Claes Wahlestedt

    1. Department of Neurology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, USA

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Part of the book series: Contemporary Neuroscience (CNEURO)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Evolution of the Neuropeptide Y Family of Peptides

    • Dan Larhammar, Charlotte Söderberg, Anders G. Blomquist
    Pages 1-41

  3. Structure and Expression of the Neuropeptide Y Gene

    • Janet M. Allen, Domingo Balbi
    Pages 43-64

  4. Organization of Neuropeptide Y Neurons in the Mammalian Central Nervous System

    • Stewart H. C. Hendry
    Pages 65-156

  5. PP, PYY, and NPY

    • F. Sundler, G. Böttcher, E. Ekblad, R. HÃ¥kanson
    Pages 157-196

  6. Characterization of Receptor Types for Neuropeptide Y and Related Peptides

    • Lars Grundemar, Sören P. Sheikh, Claes Wahlestedt
    Pages 197-239

  7. Actions of Neuropeptide Y on the Electrophysiological Properties of Nerve Cells

    • David Bleakman, Richard J. Miller, William F. Colmers
    Pages 241-272

  8. The Role of NPY and Related Peptides in the Control of Gastrointestinal Function

    • Helen M. Cox
    Pages 273-313

  9. Origin and Actions of Neuropeptide Y in the Cardiovascular System

    • Zofia Zukowska-Grojec, Claes Wahlestedt
    Pages 315-388

  10. Central Cardiovascular Actions of Neuropeptide Y

    • Moira A. McAuley, Xiaoli Chen, Thomas C. Westfall
    Pages 389-418

  11. Neuropeptide Y Actions on Reproductive and Endocrine Functions

    • John K. McDonald, James I. Koenig
    Pages 419-456

  12. Neuropeptide Y in Multiple Hypothalamic Sites Controls Eating Behavior, Endocrine, and Autonomic Systems for Body Energy Balance

    • B. Glenn Stanley
    Pages 457-509

  13. Neuropeptide Y in Relation to Behavior and Psychiatric Disorders

    • Markus Heilig
    Pages 511-554

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 555-564
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Leading experts critically summarize the state of knowledge concerning the molecular, anatomical, physiological, and behavioral aspects of NPY and its congeners. Each article provides a comprehensive and in-depth survey, an overview of the role of NPY in the discipline covered, a discussion of the likely future direction that the field will take, and an up-to-date bibliography.
Chapters include a treatment of the evolution of the PP family of genes, the structure of the NPY gene, and the distribution of NPY on the cardiovascular system, actions of NPY on the electrophysiological properties of nerve cells, and the effects of NPY on feeding and behavior. The chapters are written in an accessible style and serve both as an introduction to the field and as an extensive and detailed treatment of the current state of knowledge.

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...an excellent introduction into a newly and rapidly developing area of endocrinology and neuroendocrinology.-General and Comparative Endocrinology

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    William F. Colmers

  • Department of Neurology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, USA

    Claes Wahlestedt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Biology of Neuropeptide Y and Related Peptides

  • Editors: William F. Colmers, Claes Wahlestedt

  • Series Title: Contemporary Neuroscience

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-465-8

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-241-5Published: 24 March 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-6725-4Published: 19 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-465-8Published: 24 March 1993

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 564

  • Topics: Neurosciences

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