Essays about: "neuropeptides"

Found 4 essays containing the word neuropeptides.

  1. 1. Obesity-linked genes' regulation in Drosophila melanogaster

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Microbiology

    Author : Zaid Khan; [2016]
    Keywords : obesity linked-genes; starvation in Drosophila; TfAP-2; Twz;

    Abstract : There are several serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes and obesity in this modern world. Insects are mostly used to investigate the functions of neuropeptides in regulation of feeding behavior and starvation. In D. melanogaster the regulation of Twz, TfAp2, Hmgcr and G9a were significantly affected by different periods of starvation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hur ljuset påverkar könsmognad och äggläggning hos värphöns (Gallus domesticus)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Ella Sigvardsson; [2015]
    Keywords : äggläggning; höns; ljus; GnRH; äggstock; äggledare; könsmognad; reproduktion;

    Abstract : Det är sedan länge känt att om höns hålls i naturlig belysning varierar äggläggningen med årstiderna. Lägst antal ägg läggs när dagarna är som kortast och ljusstimuleringen är som lägst. READ MORE

  4. 3. Expression of weight and aggression regulating genes in Drosophila melanogaster after exposure to the behavioural pheromone 11-cis-vaccenyl acetate

    University essay from Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Carina Edberg; [2013]
    Keywords : feeding behaviour; neuropeptides; weight regulation; aggressive behaviour; human homologues;

    Abstract : Obesity is a growing public health issue with few effective treatments. Many of the human genes involved in weight regulation have homologues in other species. In Drosophila melanogaster, 11-cis-vaccenyl acetate (cVA) is a pheromone shown to affect both aggression and feeding behaviour. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dependence-induced changes in opioid-receptor gene expression

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Anna Johansson; [2013]
    Keywords : Neuropeptides; Alcohol; Gene expression; C57 BL6 mice model; Addiction; VTA; Opioid Receptors; Reward; Quantitative RT-PCR; neoropeptider; gene expression; real tids-PCR;

    Abstract : Using drugs such as alcohol and morphine among others can be addictive in some individuals, and progress into a substance abuse disorder. The mesolimbic dopaminergic system (MD-system) is involved in the reward process during the development of drug addiction. READ MORE