Neuropeptide S- and Neuropeptide S receptor-expressing neuron populations in the human pons

• Main Authors: Csaba eAdori (Author), Swapnali eBarde (Author), Nenad eBogdanovic (Author), Mathias eUhlen (Author), Rainer eReinscheid (Author), Gabor G Kovacs (Author), Tomas eHokfelt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neuropeptide S (NPS) is a regulatory peptide with potent pharmacological effects. In rodents, NPS is expressed in a few pontine cell clusters. Its receptor (NPSR1) is, however, widely distributed in the brain. The anxiolytic and arousal-promoting effects of NPS make the NPS-NPSR1 system an interesti...