NPY Receptors Blockade Prevents Anticonvulsant Action of Ghrelin in the Hippocampus of Rat

Purpose: Ghrelin has been shown to have antiepileptic function. However, the underlying mechanisms by which, ghrelin exerts its antiepileptic effects are still unclear. In the present study, we investigated whether neuropeptide Y (NPY) mediates ghrelin anticonvulsant effect in the brain through its...

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Main Authors: Mina Ghahramanian Golzar, Shirin Babri, Zohre Ataie, Hadi Ebrahimi, Fariba Mirzaie, Gisou Mohaddes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2013-08-01
Series:Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Subjects:
NPY
Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/APB/Manuscript/APB-3-265.pdf

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