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Anorectic signalling by prolactin-releasing peptide
Reference
D20465
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Simon Luckman
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
The University of Manchester
Department
Life Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
267,978
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/12/2003
End date
30/04/2007
Duration
41 months
Abstract
Signals from the gut to the brain are important in short-term satiety, but also in longer-term regulation of appetite and body weight. We have begun to unravel the complex neurocircuitry which is required to integrate signals from the gut with the more indirect regulators of food intake (the availability of food or energy stores, eating habits, etc.). We have identified a factor which appears to be involved in the physiological regulation of food intake, and that is ideally placed to affect this integration. This project will determine the site and mode of action of prolactin-releasing peptide on food intake and energy homeostasis, while considering the potential for the peptide to have multiple functions in the brain.
Summary
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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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