How to Use neuropeptide in a Sentence

neuropeptide

noun

• And the activity increases the release of neuropeptide Y, a substance that is linked to stress reduction.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
• Packed with neuropeptides that restore suppleness and fullness, the anti-aging lip treatment comes in a natural rosy tint that is perfect for the beach or the office.
  — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 5 July 2017
• In the abdomens of male drosophila lie brain cells which produce a pleasure protein called neuropeptide corazonin, which triggers the release of sperm and seminal fluid.
  — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• It, along with several other neuropeptides, smooths lines and wrinkles, as well as improves overall skin texture.
  — Jamie Rosen, Town & Country, 5 Jan. 2016
• Laughter can even boost our immune system response through the release of stress-and illness-reducing neuropeptides.
  — Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2020
• This deeply hydrating cream firms and tones your facial contours, while the neuropeptides promise to encourage skin renewal.
  — Lauren Swanson, Allure, 13 Apr. 2018
• Orexin is a neuropeptide that is involved in regulating wakefulness and arousal.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• In human mothers, levels of this neuropeptide increase when labor begins.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 2 Dec. 2019
• Adrafinil may stimulate the production of orexin, a neuropeptide that is involved in regulating wakefulness and arousal [7].
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• The brand spent years researching the botanical actives—among them Neurophroline, a wild indigo extract that activates the release of a calming neuropeptide—that would work best in tandem to counteract the skin’s stress response.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 14 Apr. 2021
• This might prompt your trigeminal nerve to release neuropeptides (brain molecules) that affect your meninges (three protective layers of tissue around your brain and spinal cord), ultimately leading to pain, the Mayo Clinic explains.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 23 June 2018
• Also the chemicals that control our brain, called neuropeptides, not only trigger hunger, but also trigger anger and impulsive behaviors.
  — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 7 May 2018
• Palma’s preliminary studies indicate that Africanized honey bees produce more of these neuropeptides than other honey bees do.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 15 June 2018
• After a few days of having their corazonin neurons repeatedly stimulated, the flies appeared to have high levels of a protein called neuropeptide F, which spikes during rewarding situations, like eating sugar.
  — National Geographic, 19 Apr. 2018
• Using optogenetics, the scientists rigged up a system in which fruit flies flying into red light would activate that neuropeptide, effectively ejaculating.
  — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 23 Oct 2024