Central melanocortin system
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Central melanocortin system
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The central melanocortin system is defined anatomically as a collection of central nervous system circuits which include: Neurons that express hypothalamic neuropeptide Y and agouti gene-related protein or proopiomelanocortin and that originate in the arcuate nucleus.
Brainstem proopiomelanocortic neurons originating in the commissural nucleus of the solitary tract (cNTS).
Downstream targets of these proopiomelanocortic and agouti related protein neurons expressing the melanocortin-3 and melanoc
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System involved in the regulation of weight and peripheral tissue such as hair and skin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_melanocortin_system
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2023-12-06T01:27:25Z
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