Influence of light/dark cycle and orexins on breathing control in green iguanas (Iguana iguana)

Abstract Light/dark cycle affects the physiology of vertebrates and hypothalamic orexin neurons (ORX) are involved in this function. The breathing pattern of the green iguana changes from continuous to episodic across the light/dark phases. Since the stimulatory actions of ORX on breathing are most...

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Main Authors: Elisa M. Fonseca, Mariane C. Vicente, Stephanie Fournier, Richard Kinkead, Kênia C. Bícego, Luciane H. Gargaglioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79107-2