Lighting up the hypothalamus: Coordinated control of feeding behavior

Kevin W. Williams; Joel K. Elmquist

doi:10.1038/nn0311-277

Lighting up the hypothalamus: Coordinated control of feeding behavior

Kevin W. Williams, Joel K. Elmquist

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A new optogenetics study finds that stimulation of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and agouti-related peptide (AGRP) neurons acutely regulates feeding behavior. AGRP-induced hyperphagia is independent of melanocortin signaling.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	277-278
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature neuroscience
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0311-277
State	Published - Mar 2011

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