Abstract:The hypocretins (also called the orexins) are excitatory neurotransmitters produced in a few thousand neurons of the lateral hypothalamus. Two G protein‐coupled receptors for the hypocretins have different distributions within the CNS and differential affinities for the two hypocretin peptides. Hypocretins efferents project to areas within the posterior hypothalamus that are implicated in feeding behaviors and hormone secretion. Hypocretin fibers also project to diverse targets in other brain regions and the s… Show more
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