"Orexins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Neuropeptide hormones that play a role in regulating a variety of behavioral and physiological processes in response to motivational stimuli.
| Descriptor ID |
D000068797
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.400.360 D12.776.631.650.363
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| Concept/Terms |
Orexin-B- Orexin-B
- Orexin B
- Hypocretin-2
- Hypocretin 2
Orexin-A- Orexin-A
- Orexin A
- Hypocretin-1
- Hypocretin 1
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orexins" by people in Profiles.
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Downregulation of Orexin Receptor in Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus Decreases Blood Pressure in Obese Zucker Rats. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 07 02; 8(13):e011434.
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Specification of select hypothalamic circuits and innate behaviors by the embryonic patterning gene dbx1. Neuron. 2015 Apr 22; 86(2):403-16.
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Neuroprotection by Orexin-A via HIF-1a induction in a cellular model of Parkinson's disease. Neurosci Lett. 2014 Sep 05; 579:35-40.
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Changes of orexin A plasma levels in girls with anorexia nervosa during eight weeks of realimentation. Int J Eat Disord. 2011 Sep; 44(6):547-52.
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Circadian alteration in neurobiology during protracted opiate withdrawal in rats. J Neurochem. 2010 Oct; 115(2):353-62.
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Orexin signaling mediates the antidepressant-like effect of calorie restriction. J Neurosci. 2008 Mar 19; 28(12):3071-5.