Local network regulation of orexin neurons in the lateral hypothalamus

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Burt, Julia ^a   Alberto, Christian O ^a   Parsons, Matthew P ^a   Hirasawa, Michiru ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food intake; MCH neuron; Sleep

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; LACTIC ACID; MELANIN; NEUROTENSIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OREXIN; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; PROTIRELIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ASTROCYTE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WAKEFULNESS;

ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; ASTROCYTES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC AREA, LATERAL; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; NERVE NET; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; SLEEP; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80052397293     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00674.2010     Document Type: Review

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