Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH): role in REM sleep and depression

The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a peptidergic neuromodulator synthesized by neurons of the lateral hypothalamus and incerto-hypothalamic area. MCHergic neurons project throughout the central nervous system, including areas such as the dorsal (DR) and median (MR) raphe nuclei, which are i...

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Published in:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Main Authors: Pablo eTorterolo, Cecilia eScorza, PATRICIA eLAGOS, Jessika eUrbanavicius, Luciana eBenedetto, Claudia ePascovich, Ximena eLopez-Hill, Michael H Chase, J M Monti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Subjects:
Hypothalamus
Peptides
Serotonin
paradoxical sleep
mood
raphe
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2015.00475/full

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