Sexually Dimorphic Changes of Hypocretin (Orexin) in Depression

Sexually Dimorphic Changes of Hypocretin (Orexin) in Depression

Background: Neurophysiological and behavioral processes regulated by hypocretin (orexin) are severely affected in depression. However, alterations in hypocretin have so far not been studied in the human brain. We explored the hypocretin system changes in the hypothalamus and cortex in depression fro...

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Main Authors: Jing Lu, Juan Zhao, Rawien Balesar, Rolf Fronczek, Qiong-Bin Zhu, Xue-Yan Wu, Shao-Hua Hu, Ai-Min Bao, Dick F. Swaab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Depression
Hypocretin
Hypocretin receptors
Hypothalamus
Sex difference
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417301391

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