Arcuate nucleus and lateral hypothalamic CART neurons in the mouse brain exert opposing effects on energy expenditure

Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) is widely expressed in the hypothalamus and an important regulator of energy homeostasis; however, the specific contributions of different CART neuronal populations to this process are not known. Here, we show that depolarization of mouse arcuate...

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Main Authors: Aitak Farzi, Jackie Lau, Chi Kin Ip, Yue Qi, Yan-Chuan Shi, Lei Zhang, Ramon Tasan, Günther Sperk, Herbert Herzog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/36494