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The effect of prolactin-releasing peptide on food intake
Reference
D12764
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Simon Luckman
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
The University of Manchester
Department
Life Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
234,264
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
08/05/2000
End date
12/06/2003
Duration
37 months
Abstract
A key question in the field of body weight control, a rapidly moving subject in Neuroscience today is how short-term satiety factors, that regulate meal size, can influence longer-term energy balance. We propose that the newly discovered prolactin-releasing peptide, PrRP, may fulfil part of this role by affecting food intake and other metabolic parameters. It is ideally placed in the brainstem and hypothalamus to integrate information concerning energy intake with other endocrine factors controlling body weight.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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