Fluoxetine induces proliferation and inhibits differentiation of hypothalamic neuroprogenitor cells in vitro.

by Lígia Sousa-Ferreira, Célia Aveleira, Mariana Botelho, Ana Rita Álvaro, Luís Pereira de Almeida, Cláudia Cavadas
Published 2014-01-01

Proliferative hypothalamic neurospheres express NPY, AGRP, POMC, CART and Orexin-A and differentiate to functional neurons.

by Lígia Sousa-Ferreira, Ana Rita Álvaro, Célia Aveleira, Magda Santana, Inês Brandão, Sebastian Kügler, Luís Pereira de Almeida, Cláudia Cavadas
Published 2011-01-01

Moderate long-term modulation of neuropeptide Y in hypothalamic arcuate nucleus induces energy balance alterations in adult rats.

by Lígia Sousa-Ferreira, Manuel Garrido, Isabel Nascimento-Ferreira, Clévio Nobrega, Ana Santos-Carvalho, Ana Rita Alvaro, Joana Rosmaninho-Salgado, Manuella Kaster, Sebastian Kügler, Luís Pereira de Almeida, Claudia Cavadas
Published 2011-01-01