Agouti-related peptide
MAMMALIAN PROTEIN FOUND IN HOMO SAPIENS
Agouti-related protein; AgRP; AGRP (gene); Agouti related peptide
Agouti-related protein (AgRP), also called agouti-related peptide, is a neuropeptide produced in the brain by the AgRP/NPY neuron. It is synthesized in neuropeptide Y (NPY)-containing cell bodies located in the ventromedial part of the arcuate nucleus in the hypothalamus.