any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
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Since the hypothalamic neurons express a neuropeptide that was previously linked to reducing pain, Wang focused on studying them first.
Following up on this finding, we were able to identify a specific population of neurons expressing the neuropeptide galanin that are essential and sufficient for the expression of parenting in both males and females.