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NPY Family of Peptides in Neurobiology, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders: from Genes to Therapeutics

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MacNeil, D.J., Kanatani, A. (2006). NPY and energy homeostasis: an opportunity for novel anti-obesity therapies. In: Zukowska, Z., Feuerstein, G.Z. (eds) NPY Family of Peptides in Neurobiology, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders: from Genes to Therapeutics. Experientia Supplementum, vol 95. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7417-9_11

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