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

• Main Authors: Mina Ghahramanian Golzar (Author), Shirin Babri (Author), Zohre Ataie (Author), Hadi Ebrahimi (Author), Fariba Mirzaie (Author), Gisou Mohaddes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...