# Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/neuropeptides-and-animal-physiology-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 3,082,464 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the role of neuropeptides and their receptors in various physiological processes and disease states, including stress, anxiety, depression, immune modulation, and cardiovascular function. It covers a wide range of neuropeptides such as opioid receptors, calcitonin gene-related peptide, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide, and vasoactive intestinal peptide. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Neuroscience |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10814 |
| Works | 117,721 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Shizuo Akira](https://scholariq.org/researchers/shizuo-akira/)
- [Giuseppe Remuzzi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/giuseppe-remuzzi/)
- [Matthias Mann](https://scholariq.org/researchers/matthias-mann/)
- [Piotr Ponikowski](https://scholariq.org/researchers/piotr-ponikowski/)
- [Ralph B. D’Agostino](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ralph-b-d-agostino/)
- [Nicholas G. Martin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nicholas-g-martin/)
- [Peter J. Barnes](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-j-barnes/)
- [Alberto Mantovani](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alberto-mantovani/)
- [Norberto Perico](https://scholariq.org/researchers/norberto-perico/)
- [Bruce S. McEwen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bruce-s-mcewen/)
- [Ewan Birney](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ewan-birney/)
- [Gerasimos Filippatos](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gerasimos-filippatos/)

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