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SUBMITTER: Xu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2849674 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 20100201 7
Recent studies suggest that human neuropeptide Y (NPY) plays a prominent role in management of stress response and emotion, and higher NPY levels observed in combat-exposed veterans may help coping with posttraumatic stress. Neuropeptide F (NPF), the counterpart of NPY in Drosophila melanogaster, also displays parallel activities, including promotion of resilience to diverse stressors and prevention of uncontrolled aggressive behavior. However, it remains unclear how NPY family peptides modulate ...[more]