Interactions between Neuropeptide Y and γ -Aminobutyric Acid in Stimulation of Feeding: A Morphological and Pharmacological Analysis*
Pu S, Jain M, Horvath T, Diano S, Kalra P, Kalra S. Interactions between Neuropeptide Y and γ -Aminobutyric Acid in Stimulation of Feeding: A Morphological and Pharmacological Analysis*. Endocrinology 1999, 140: 933-940. DOI: 10.1210/en.140.2.933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParaventricular nucleusStimulation of feedingNeuropeptide YG-aminobutyric acidFood intakeArcuate nucleusCoadministration of neuropeptide YNPY-induced food intakeSite of NPY actionEffects of muscimolGABAA receptor agonistDose-related fashionSubpopulations of NPY neuronsElectron microscopic double stainingRat brain sectionsFeeding responseSated ratsNPY neuronsReceptor agonistsNPY actionMessenger systemsMuscimolHypothalamic controlBrain stemGABA