Overlapping Distribution of Orexin and Endocannabinoid Receptors and Their Functional Interaction in the Brain of Adult Zebrafish

• Main Authors: Roberta Imperatore (Author), Livia D'Angelo (Author), Omid Safari (Author), Hamidreza Ahmadniaye Motlagh (Author), Fabiana Piscitelli (Author), Paolo de Girolamo (Author), Luigia Cristino (Author), Ettore Varricchio (Author), Vincenzo di Marzo (Author), Marina Paolucci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypocretins/Orexins neuropeptides are known to regulate numerous physiological functions, such as energy homeostasis, food intake, sleep/wake cycle, arousal and wakefulness, in vertebrates. Previous studies on mice have revealed an intriguing orexins/endocannabinoids (ECs) signaling interaction at b...