The neuropeptide 26RFa (QRFP) and its role in the regulation of energy homeostasis: A mini-review

This mini-review deals with the neuropeptide 26RFa (or QRFP) which is a member of the RFamide peptide family discovered simultaneously by three groups in 2003. 26RFa (or its N-extended form 43RFa) was subsequently shown to be the endogenous ligand of the human orphan receptor GPR103. In the brain, 2...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Chartrel, marie picot, mouna el medhi, arnaud arabo, hind berrahmoune, david alexandre, julie maucotel, Youssef Anouar, gaetan prevost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2016.00549/full