All of the following factors increases appetite, EXCEPT:: (A) Neuropeptide Y, (B) Melanin concentrating hormone, (C) Melanocyte stimulating hormone, (D) Agouti related peptide
Answer is C. Melanocyte stimulating hormone decreases the appetite. The factors that regulate appetite through effects on central neural circuits: Factors that increases the appetite: Neuropeptide Y Melanin-concentrating hormone Agouti-related peptide Orexin Endocannabinoid Factors that decreases the appetite: Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone Cocaine- and amphetamine-related transcript Glucagon-related peptide-1 Cholecystokinin Ref: Flier J.S., Maratos-Flier E. (2012). Chapter 77. Biology of Obesity. In D.L. Longo, A.S. Fauci, D.L. Kasper, S.L. Hauser, J.L. Jameson, J. Loscalzo (Eds), Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e.