The physiological role of orexin/hypocretin neurons in the regulation of sleep/wakefulness and neuroendocrine functions

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue MAR, 2013, Pages

  Inutsuka, Ayumu ^a   Yamanaka, Akihiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypocretin; Hypothalamus; Neuropeptide; Optogenetics; Orexin; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NORADRENALIN; OREXIN; OREXIN 1 RECEPTOR; OREXIN 2 RECEPTOR; OREXIN A; OREXIN B; SEROTONIN;

ANATOMY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; EMOTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENERGY BALANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84882983645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00018     Document Type: Review

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