Role of developmental factors in hypothalamic function

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn 9, Issue APR, 2015, Pages

  Biran, Jakob ^a   Tahor, Maayan ^a   Wircer, Einav ^a   Levkowitz, Gil ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Homeostasis; Neuroendocrine; Neuropeptides; Otp; PAC1; SF 1; SIM1; Zebrafish model system

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CRISPR ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1BETA; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR LIKE EFFECTOR NUCLEASE;

ANXIETY; AUTISM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMOTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION DISORDER; METABOLIC RATE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURONAL MIGRATION DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP DISORDER; THERMOREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84930669411     PISSN: 16625129     EISSN: 16625129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2015.00047     Document Type: Review

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