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Best Publications

  • The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity

    L. de Lecea;T. S. Kilduff;C. Peyron;X.-B. Gao

  • Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite

    Alfonso Abizaid;Zhong-Wu Liu;Zane Bruce Andrews;Marya Shanabrough

  • Leptin Receptor Signaling in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Regulates Feeding

    Jonathan D. Hommel;Richard Trinko;Richard Trinko;Robert M. Sears;Dan Georgescu

  • UCP2 mediates ghrelin’s action on NPY/AgRP neurons by lowering free radicals

    Zane B. Andrews;Zhong-Wu Liu;Nicholas Walllingford;Derek M. Erion

  • A serotonin-dependent mechanism explains the leptin regulation of bone mass, appetite, and energy expenditure.

    Vijay K. Yadav;Franck Oury;Nina Suda;Zhong Wu Liu

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Fetal Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure From 800-1900 Mhz-Rated Cellular Telephones Affects Neurodevelopment and Behavior in Mice

    Tamir S. Aldad;Geliang Gan;Xiao-Bing Gao;Hugh S. Taylor

  • A Neural Circuit for Gut-Induced Reward.

    Wenfei Han;Wenfei Han;Luis A. Tellez;Matthew H. Perkins;Isaac O. Perez

  • Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Actions and Modulation of Neuroendocrine Neurons by a New Hypothalamic Peptide, Hypocretin/Orexin

    Anthony N. van den Pol;Anthony N. van den Pol;Xiao-Bing Gao;Karl Obrietan;Thomas S. Kilduff

  • Hypocretin/Orexin excites hypocretin neurons via a local glutamate neuron-A potential mechanism for orchestrating the hypothalamic arousal system.

    Ying Li;Xiao Bing Gao;Takeshi Sakurai;Anthony N van den Pol

  • Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

    Yann S. Mineur;Alfonso Abizaid;Yan Rao;Ramiro Salas

  • Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals

    Qian Gao;Gabor Mezei;Yongzhan Nie;Yan Rao

  • Hypothalamic POMC neurons promote cannabinoid-induced feeding

    Marco Koch;Luis Varela;Jae Geun Kim;Jung Dae Kim

  • Maternal and Offspring Pools of Osteocalcin Influence Brain Development and Functions

    Franck Oury;Lori Khrimian;Christine A. Denny;Antoine Gardin

  • A Central Thermogenic-like Mechanism in Feeding Regulation: An Interplay between Arcuate Nucleus T3 and UCP2

    Anna Coppola;Zhong-Wu Liu;Zane Bruce Andrews;Eric Paradis

  • Ghrelin Promotes and Protects Nigrostriatal Dopamine Function via a UCP2-Dependent Mitochondrial Mechanism

    Zane Bruce Andrews;Derek Erion;Rudolph Beiler;Zhong-Wu Liu

  • Peroxisome proliferation-associated control of reactive oxygen species sets melanocortin tone and feeding in diet-induced obesity

    Sabrina Diano;Zhong Wu Liu;Jin Kwon Jeong;Marcelo O. Dietrich;Marcelo O. Dietrich

  • Zika Virus Disrupts Phospho-TBK1 Localization and Mitosis in Human Neuroepithelial Stem Cells and Radial Glia

    Marco Onorati;Zhen Li;Fuchen Liu;André M.M. Sousa

  • Gpr158 mediates osteocalcin's regulation of cognition.

    Lori Khrimian;Arnaud Obri;Mariana Ramos-Brossier;Mariana Ramos-Brossier;Audrey Rousseaud;Audrey Rousseaud

  • Direct evidence for wake-related increases and sleep-related decreases in synaptic strength in rodent cortex

    Zhong Wu Liu;Ugo Faraguna;Chiara Cirelli;Giulio Tononi

  • Agrp neurons mediate Sirt1’s action on the melanocortin system and energy balance: roles for Sirt1 in neuronal firing and synaptic plasticity

    Marcelo O. Dietrich;Catiele Antunes;Gan Geliang;Zhong-Wu Liu

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