Nociceptin/orphanin FQ modulates energy homeostasis through inhibition of neurotransmission at VMN SF-1/ARC POMC synapses in a sex- and diet-dependent manner

Endocannabinoid Signaling at Hypothalamic Steroidogenic Factor-1/Proopiomelanocortin Synapses Is Sex- and Diet-Sensitive

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Modulatory influences of estradiol and other anorexigenic hormones on metabotropic, Gi/o-coupled receptor function in the hypothalamic control of energy homeostasis

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Estradiol Rapidly Attenuates ORL-1 Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of Proopiomelanocortin Neurons via Gq-Coupled, Membrane-Initiated Signaling

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Testosterone Rapidly Augments Retrograde Endocannabinoid Signaling in Proopiomelanocortin Neurons to Suppress Glutamatergic Input from Steroidogenic Factor 1 Neurons via Upregulation of Diacylglycerol Lipase-α

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Steroidogenic Factor 1 in the Ventromedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus Regulates Age-Dependent Obesity

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PI3K in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus mediates estrogenic actions on energy expenditure in female mice

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The role of AMP-activated protein kinase in the androgenic potentiation of cannabinoid-induced changes in energy homeostasis

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Gonadal Steroids Differentially Modulate the Actions of Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin at A Physiologically Relevant Circuit Controlling Female Sexual Receptivity

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CB1 cannabinoid receptor in SF1-expressing neurons of the ventromedial hypothalamus determines metabolic responses to diet and leptin

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The membrane estrogen receptor ligand STX rapidly enhances GABAergic signaling in NPY/AgRP neurons: role in mediating the anorexigenic effects of 17β-estradiol

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Sex differences in the physiology of eating

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Conditional viral tracing reveals that steroidogenic factor 1-positive neurons of the dorsomedial subdivision of the ventromedial hypothalamus project to autonomic centers of the hypothalamus and hindbrain

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Estradiol Negatively Modulates the Pleiotropic Actions of Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin at Proopiomelanocortin Synapses

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Activation of membrane estrogen receptors attenuates opioid receptor-like1 receptor-mediated antinociception via an ERK-dependent non-genomic mechanism

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Inositol polyphosphate multikinase signaling in the regulation of metabolism

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Distinct Hypothalamic Neurons Mediate Estrogenic Effects on Energy Homeostasis and Reproduction

(2011) Yong Xu et al.   Cell Metabolism

Nociceptin/orphanin FQ suppresses the excitability of neurons in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus

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High-fat feeding promotes obesity via insulin receptor/PI3K-dependent inhibition of SF-1 VMH neurons

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The role of the NOP receptor in regulating food intake, meal pattern, and the excitability of proopiomelanocortin neurons

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Chronic Intracerebroventricular Infusion of Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Produces Body Weight Gain by Affecting Both Feeding and Energy Metabolism in Mice

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