Glucokinase neurons of the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus sense glucose and decrease food consumption

Summary: The paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) controls goal-oriented behavior through its connections to the nucleus accumbens (NAc). We previously characterized Glut2aPVT neurons that are activated by hypoglycemia, and which increase sucrose seeking behavior through their glutamatergic...

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Main Authors: Sébastien Kessler, Gwenaël Labouèbe, Sophie Croizier, Sevasti Gaspari, David Tarussio, Bernard Thorens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221010907