title: NPY and the regulation of behavioral development.
abstract: Neuropeptide Y is implicated in the regulation of feeding in vertebrates, but recent studies in transgenic mice are contradictory. In this issue of Neuron, Wu et al. show a dual role for the Drosophila NPY (dNPF) in the developmental regulation of larval foraging and social behaviors, demonstrating a conserved role for this peptide in complex behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Marla B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Sokolowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009478:Neuropeptide Y