Sex-dependent changes in metabolism and behavior, as well as reduced anxiety after eliminating ventromedial hypothalamus excitatory output

Sex-dependent changes in metabolism and behavior, as well as reduced anxiety after eliminating ventromedial hypothalamus excitatory output

Objectives: The ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) regulates energy homeostasis as well as social and emotional behaviors. Nearly all VMH neurons, including those in the sexually dimorphic ventrolateral VMH (VMHvl) subregion, release the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate and use the vesicul...

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Main Authors: Clement C. Cheung, William C. Krause, Robert H. Edwards, Cindy F. Yang, Nirao M. Shah, Thomas S. Hnasko, Holly A. Ingraham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
Subjects:
VMH
VGlut2
Sex-dependent obesity
Excitatory output
Anxiety
Male aggression
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877815001611

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