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AgRP-Expressing Adrenal Chromaffin Cells Are Involved in the Sympathetic Response to Fasting.
Endocrinology - 1 Aug 2017
Gupta Rajesh, Ma Yunbing, Wang Manqi, Whim Matthew D
Abstract excerpt
Fasting evokes a homeostatic response that maintains circulating levels of energy-rich metabolites and increases the drive to eat. Centrally, this reflex activates a small population of hypothalamic neurons that are characterized by the expression of AgRP, a neuropeptide with an extremely restricted distribution. Apart from the hypothalamus, the only other site with substantial expression is the adrenal gland,...
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