An α-hemoglobin-derived peptide (m)VD-hemopressin (α) promotes NREM sleep via the CB1 cannabinoid receptor

• Main Authors: Jun-Fan Xie (Author), Lin-Xin Wang (Author), Wen-Ting Ren (Author), Can Wang (Author), Jin-Xian Gao (Author), Hai-Lin Chen (Author), Xue-Qi Zhao (Author), Yan-Li Ren (Author), Yu-Ping Xie (Author), Yu-Feng Shao (Author), Yi-Ping Hou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hemopressin and related peptides have shown to function as the endogenous ligands or the regulator of cannabinoid receptors. The previous studies demonstrated that the endocannabinoid system played important roles in modulating several physiological functions such as sleep, olfaction, emotion, learn...