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Structure-activity relationship of (1-Aryl-2-piperazinylethyl) piperazines: Antagonists for the AGRP/melanocortin receptor binding
Arasasingham, Premilla N.,Fotsch, Christopher,Ouyang, Xiaohu,Norman, Mark H.,Kelly, Michael G.,Stark, Kevin L.,Karbon, Bill,Hale, Clarence,Baumgartner, James W.,Zambrano, Martha,Cheetham, Janet,Tamayo, Nuria A.
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Agouti-related protein (AGRP) is an endogenous antagonist of the melanocortin action. In the hypothalamus, melanocortin peptide agonists act as satiety-inducing factors that mediate their action through the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) whereas AGRP is a
