1999
Interactions between neuropeptide Y and gamma-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 gamma-aminobutyric acid in stimulation of feeding: a morphological and pharmacological analysis. Endocrinology 1999, 140: 933-40. PMID: 9927326, DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.2.6495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidStimulation of feedingNeuropeptide YParaventricular nucleusFood intakeArcuate nucleusDose-related fashionEffects of muscimolFeeding responseRat brain sectionsNPY actionNPY terminalsNPY neuronsBrain stemHypothalamic controlReceptor agonistSecond messenger systemsSated ratsAxon terminalsBrain sectionsMagnocellular divisionMuscimolMorphological findingsPharmacological analysisDistinct receptors
1997
Heterogeneity in the neuropeptide Y-containing neurons of the rat arcuate nucleus: GABAergic and non-GABAergic subpopulations
Horvath T, Bechmann I, Naftolin F, Kalra S, Leranth C. Heterogeneity in the neuropeptide Y-containing neurons of the rat arcuate nucleus: GABAergic and non-GABAergic subpopulations. Brain Research 1997, 756: 283-286. PMID: 9187344, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00184-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropeptide YArcuate nucleusGlutamic acid decarboxylaseGamma-aminobutyric acidAcid decarboxylaseDorsomedial arcuate nucleusNeuropeptide Y cellsVentral arcuate nucleusAmino acid transmittersHypothalamic arcuate nucleusHypothalamic neuronal populationsRat arcuate nucleusGABAergic neuronsNeuronal perikaryaNeuropeptide Y.Central regulationAppetitive functionsNeuronal populationsY cellsBehavioral effectsDorsomedial aspectNeuronsVibratome sectionsHypothalamusPerikarya