Peptides and Proteins
New Peptides and Proteins Study Findings Have Been Reported from University of California, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Published in Drug Week, January 21st, 2011
2011 JAN 21 -- Current study results from the report, 'Neuropeptide S attenuates neuropathological, neurochemical and behavioral changes induced by the NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801,' have been published. "Neuropeptide S (NPS) and its cognate receptor were reported to mediate anxiolytic-like and arousal effects. NPS receptors are predominantly expressed in the brain, especially in limbic structures, including amygdala, olfactory nucleus, subiculum and retrosplenial cortex," scientists in the United States report.
"In contrast, the NPS precursor is expressed in only a few brainstem nuclei where it is co-expressed with various excitatory transmitters,...
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Source: Drug Week (2011-01-21)
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