After a little more than 20 years since the original discovery of neuropeptide Y (NPY) by Tatemoto and colleagues, the field of NPY research has made remarkable progress and is coming of age.The present volume addresses all major topics in connection with NPY and related peptides by established leaders in their respective areas. Experienced NPY-aficionados will certainly find new and useful additional information in this volume and newcomers to the field will hopefully discover how much exciting research this still has to offer.

Neuropeptide Y: History and Overview

PP, PYYand NPY: Synthesis, Storage, Release and Degradation
NPY Receptor Subtypes and Their Signal Transduction
Phylogeny of NPY-Family Peptides and Their Receptors
Neuropeptide Y and Its Receptor Subtypes in the Central Nervous System: Emphasis on Their Role in Animal Models of Psychiatric Disorders
Prejunctional Effects of Neuropeptide Y and Its Role as a Cotransmitter
Neuroendocrine Actions Of Neuropeptide Y
NPY: A Novel On/Off Switch for Control of Appetite and Reproduction
Behavioral Effects of Neuropeptide Y
NPY Effects on Food Intake and Metabolism
Neuropeptide Yand Cardiovascular Function
Neuropeptide Y and the Kidney
NPY-Like Peptides, Y Receptors and Gastrointestinal Function
NPY and Immune Functions: Implications for Health and Disease
Transgenic and Knockout Models in NPY Research
Structure-Activity Relationship of Peptide-Derived Ligands at NPY Receptors
Structure-Activity Relationships of Nonpeptide Neuropeptide Y Receptor Antagonists.