The best characterized pathways are the orexigenic neuropeptide Y/Agouti-related protein and the anorexigenic pro-opiomelanocortin/cocaine- and amphetamine-related transcript neurons in the ...

Within the ARC, there are orexigenic coexpressing neuropeptide Y/Agouti gene-related protein (NPY/AgRP) and anorexigenic pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)/cocaine- and amphetamine-related transcript ...