Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Stimulating the appetite. An orexigenic and stomachic action which is not to be lightly esteemed.
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- adjective That
stimulates theappetite .
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Examples
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NPY and AgRP stimulate feeding behavior therefore called orexigenic peptides
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Research in adult animals by Leibowitz and others has shown that circulating triglycerides stimulate brain chemicals known as orexigenic peptides, which in turn spur the animals to eat more.
Scientific Blogging 2008
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Accordingly, the orexigenic effect of ghrelin is absent in NPY/AgRP double knockout mice, despite unaltered growth and feeding
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Guillaume Osterstock et al. 2010
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Activation of cannabinoid type-1 receptors (CB1) is universally recognized as a powerful endogenous orexigenic signal, but the detailed underlying neuronal mechanisms are not fully understood.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Luigi Bellocchio 2010
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Accordingly, the orexigenic effect of ghrelin is absent in NPY/AgRP double knockout mice, despite unaltered growth and feeding
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Accordingly, the orexigenic effect of ghrelin is absent in NPY/AgRP double knockout mice, despite unaltered growth and feeding
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Guillaume Osterstock et al. 2010
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Accordingly, the orexigenic effect of ghrelin is absent in NPY/AgRP double knockout mice, despite unaltered growth and feeding
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Guillaume Osterstock et al. 2010
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It is not clear by what mechanisms a reduction in immunoreactivity for the orexigenic peptide AgRP in the PVH of ob/ob, DIO and OffOb rodents might be associated with their hyperphagia.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Shona L. Kirk et al. 2009
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Alternatively, it possible that AgRP-immunoreactivity in the PVH is depleted due to increased local release of this peptide, albeit from a reduced number of processes; if the net effect were orexigenic, the apparent paradox would be resolved.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Shona L. Kirk et al. 2009
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Neurons synthesising agouti-related peptide (AgRP) are restricted to the ARC and contain the orexigenic neuropeptide Y consequently all AgRP-immunoreactivity detected in the PVH derives from neurones in the ARC.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Shona L. Kirk et al. 2009
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