However, a 1999 study by King et al. demonstrated the effects of the activation of the NPY autoreceptor Y2, which has been shown to inhibit the release of NPY and thus acts to regulate food intake upon its activation.
Porén, un estudo de 1999 de King et al. demostrou os efectos da activación do autorreceptor Y2 do NPY, que inhiben a liberación de neuropéptido Y e dese xeito regulan o consumo de alimentos.