Melanin-concentrating hormone directly inhibits GnRH neurons and blocks kisspeptin activation, linking energy balance to reproduction

Direct Innervation of GnRH Neurons by Metabolic- and Sexual Odorant-Sensing Leptin Receptor Neurons in the Hypothalamic Ventral Premammillary Nucleus

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Gonadotropin inhibitory hormone inhibits basal forebrain vGluT2-gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons via a direct postsynaptic mechanism

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Inactivation of the Fto gene protects from obesity

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Melanin-concentrating hormone neurons discharge in a reciprocal manner to orexin neurons across the sleep-wake cycle

(2009) O. K. Hassani et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hypothalamic pathways linking energy balance and reproduction

(2008) Jennifer W. Hill et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Dysregulation of the Mesolimbic Dopamine System and Reward in MCH−/− Mice

(2008) Pavlos Pissios et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Adipose-Specific Knockout of raptor Results in Lean Mice with Enhanced Mitochondrial Respiration

(2008) Pazit Polak et al.   Cell Metabolism

Suppression of Basal Spontaneous Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuronal Activity during Lactation: Role of Inhibitory Effects of Neuropeptide Y

(2008) Jing Xu et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Kisspeptin Depolarizes Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons through Activation of TRPC-Like Cationic Channels

(2008) C. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Excitatory Effects of the Puberty-Initiating Peptide Kisspeptin and Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonists Differentiate Two Distinct Subpopulations of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons

(2008) I. Dumalska et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Kisspeptin-GPR54 Signaling Is Essential for Preovulatory Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Activation and the Luteinizing Hormone Surge

(2008) J. Clarkson et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Sleep and metabolism: shared circuits, new connections

(2008) Antoine Adamantidis et al.   TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Kisspeptin Acts Directly and Indirectly to Increase Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Activity and Its Effects Are Modulated by Estradiol

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