| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 279 pages) : illustrations |
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EXS ; 95 |
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Experientia. Supplementum ; 95.
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| Contents |
List of contributors; Introduction; NPY family of peptides in neurobiology, cardiovascular system and metabolism: genes, diseases and therapeutics; NPY family of peptides, receptors and processing enzymes; An overview of neuropeptife Y: pharmacology to molecular biology and receptor localization; Molecular ligans-receptor interaction of the NPY/PP peptide family; Pysioogical and patophysiological perspectives of te NPY family of peptides; Modulator role of neuropeptide Y in human vascular sympathetic neuroeffector junctions |
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NPY and NPY receptors: presence, distribution and roles in the regulation of the endocradial endothelium and cardiac functionNeuropeptide Y and sympathetic control of vascular tone in hypertension; Neuropeptide Y and the cerebral circulation; Neuropeptide and the heart: implication for myocardial infarction and heart failure; Role of neuropeptide Y in the regulation of kidney function; NPY and neuron-adipocyte interactions in the regulation of metabolism; NPY and energy homeostasis: an opportunity for novel anti-obesity therapies |
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Subjugation of hypothalmic NPY and cohorts with central leptin gene therapy alleviates dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and obesity for life-timeNPY and bone; NPY in alcoolism and psychiatric disorders; Plasticity of neuropeptide Y in the dentale gyrus after seizures, and its relevance to seizure-induced neurogenesis; NPY and extreme stress: lessons learned from posttraumatic stress disorder; NPY and chronic neurodegenerative disease; Genetics of the NPY family of peptides and their receptors; Human NPY gene variants in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases; Summary |
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Future directions and perspectivs for therapies based on the NPY family of peptidesIndex; List of contributors |
| Summary |
A compilation of the breakthroughs in NPY/PYY neurobiology, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, written by international renowned experts with the objective to synthesize leading concepts and data in support for translational medicine |
| Analysis |
biomedische wetenschappen |
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biomedicine |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Neuropeptide Y -- Pathophysiology
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Neuropeptide Y -- Derivatives -- Pathophysiology
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Gastrointestinal hormones -- Pathophysiology
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zukowska, Zofia
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Feuerstein, Giora Z., 1946-
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| ISBN |
9783764374174 |
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3764374179 |
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9783764371555 |
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3764371552 |
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