FOOD INTAKE REGULATING-NEUROPEPTIDES ARE EXPRESSED AND REGULATED THROUGH PREGNANCY AND FOLLOWING FOOD RESTRICTION IN RAT PLACENTA

Food intake regulating-neuropeptides are expressed and regulated through pregnancy and following food restriction in rat placenta

Abstract Background Neuropeptide Y (NPY), agouti related peptide (AgRP), copyright and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) and melanocortins, the products of the proopiomelanocortin (POMC), are hypothalamic peptides involved in feeding regulation and energy homeostasis.Recent evidence has demonstrated their expression in rat and human placenta.

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Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substitute in the Wildlife Trade

Bone carvings (and other ivory substitutes) are common in the modern-day lucrative international ivory trade.Souvenirs for unknowing travelers and here market shoppers can be made of non-biological material (plastic "ivory" beads) or skillfully crafted natural objects made to resemble something other than their true origin.Many of these items are r

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