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Thomas J Younts1, Pablo E Castillo.
Abstract
The synaptic basis underlying food intake is poorly understood. New research shows that an animal's satiety state dictates the polarity of long-term inhibitory synaptic plasticity in the hypothalamus, which is mediated by an activity-dependent competition between endocannabinoid and nitric oxide signaling.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21835336 PMCID: PMC3163478 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.07.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173