Sex-dependent changes in metabolism and behavior, as well as reduced anxiety after eliminating ventromedial hypothalamus excitatory output

• Main Authors: Clement C. Cheung (Author), William C. Krause (Author), Robert H. Edwards (Author), Cindy F. Yang (Author), Nirao M. Shah (Author), Thomas S. Hnasko (Author), Holly A. Ingraham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: The ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) regulates energy homeostasis as well as social and emotional behaviors. Nearly all VMH neurons, including those in the sexually dimorphic ventrolateral VMH (VMHvl) subregion, release the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate and use the vesicul...