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L Calzá1, L Giardino, N Battistini, M Zanni, S Galetti, F Protopapa, A Velardo.
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The paraventricular nucleus (PVH) of the hypothalamus is a key region for the control of food intake. It presents a very high neuropeptide Y (NPY)-like positive innervation. In this paper we have studied the modifications of NPY-positive innervation in the PVH of 72 h starved rats vs control rats by means of semiquantitative immunocytochemistry. We observed a significant increase of NPY-like immunoreactivity in fasting rats. This result suggests a physiological role of NPY in the food intake regulation at the PVH level.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2682395 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(89)90336-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046