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Hypocretin/Orexin Neuropeptides: Participation in the Control of Sleep-Wakefulness Cycle and Energy Homeostasis
Hypocretins or orexins (Hcrt/Orx) are hypothalamic neuropeptides that are synthesized by neurons located mainly in the perifornical area of the posterolateral hypothalamus. These hypothalamic neurons are the origin of an extensive and divergent projection system innervating numerous structures of th...
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Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2724663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19721817 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157015909787602797 |