Appetite is stimulated by all of the following peptides, except: (A) Agouti - Related Peptide (AGRP), (B) Melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH, (C) Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH), (D) Neuropeptide Y
Answer is B. An orexigenic, or appetite stimulant, is a drug, hormone, or compound that increases appetite and may induce hyperphagia. This can be a naturally occurring neuropeptide hormone such as ghrelin, orexin or neuropeptide Y, or a medication which increases hunger and therefore enhances food consumption Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number:711,712,713