A bidirectional network for appetite control in larval zebrafish

Medial and lateral hypothalamic loci are known to suppress and enhance appetite, respectively, but the dynamics and functional significance of their interaction have yet to be explored. Here we report that, in larval zebrafish, primarily serotonergic neurons of the ventromedial caudal hypothalamus (...

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Main Authors: Caroline Lei Wee, Erin Yue Song, Robert Evan Johnson, Deepak Ailani, Owen Randlett, Ji-Yoon Kim, Maxim Nikitchenko, Armin Bahl, Chao-Tsung Yang, Misha B Ahrens, Koichi Kawakami, Florian Engert, Sam Kunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/43775