Stimulates feeding behavior, metabolic rate and locomotor activity and increases blood pressure. May have orexigenic activity. May promote aldosterone secretion by the adrenal gland (By similarity).
Subcellular locations: Secreted
Expressed widely in the brain with highest expression levels in the cerebellum, medulla, pituitary, retina, vestibular nucleus, and white matter. Also expressed in the bladder, colon, coronary artery, parathyroid gland, prostate, testis, and thyroid.