Early expression of hypocretin/orexin in the chick embryo brain.

Hypocretin/Orexin (H/O) neuropeptides are released by a discrete group of neurons in the vertebrate hypothalamus which play a pivotal role in the maintenance of waking behavior and brain state control. Previous studies have indicated that the H/O neuronal development differs between mammals and fish...

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Main Authors: Kyle E Godden, Jeremy P Landry, Natalya Slepneva, Paola V Migues, Maria Pompeiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4154820?pdf=render