Neuropeptide Y is produced in visceral adipose tissue and promotes proliferation of adipocyte precursor cells <i>via</i> the Y1 receptor

Yang, Kaiping; Guan, Haiyan; Arany, Edith; J. Hill, David; Cao, Xiang

doi:10.1096/fj.07-100735

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Neuropeptide Y is produced in visceral adipose tissue and promotes proliferation of adipocyte precursor cells via the Y1 receptor

Published in The FASEB Journal • Mar 6, 2008

Authors:

Kaiping Yang

Haiyan Guan

Edith Arany

Abstract

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is synthesized in neural tissue of the central and peripheral nervous systems and has a number of important functions besides regulating appetite and energy homeostasis. Here we identify a novel site of NPY biosynthesis and a role for NPY in promoting proliferation of adipocyte ...

Subject

Neuropeptide Y receptor

Internal medicine

Endocrinology

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