Prolactin is a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that was originally named for its
ability to promote lactation in response to the suckling stimulus of hungry young mammals …

On the basis of theoretical, anatomical, psychological and physiological considerations,
Francis Crick (1984) proposed that, during selective attention, the thalamic reticular nucleus …

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate hormone secretion from islets of Langerhans,
and recently developed therapies for type-2 diabetes target islet GLP-1 receptors. However …

The hypothalamus is a major site for integration of central and peripheral signals that
regulate energy homeostasis. Within the hypothalamus, neurons residing in the ARC …

This review article discusses the well-established role of the dorsomedial hypothalamic
nucleus (DMN) in feeding, drinking and body weight (BW) regulation. DMN lesions (L) in …

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are seven transmembrane helical bundle proteins
(Figure 1) found on the surface of all cells. 1-3 They mediate cellular responses to a diverse …

Prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) is a peptide ligand for the human orphan G-protein-
coupled receptor hGR3/GPR10 and causes the secretion of prolactin from anterior pituitary …

In spite of the uniform appearance of sleep as a behavior, the slee** brain does not
produce electrical activities in unison. Different types of brain rhythms arise during sleep and …

Obesity is an escalating epidemic, but an effective noninvasive therapy is still scarce. For
obesity treatment, anorexigenic neuropeptides are promising tools, but their delivery from …

We trained rats to a regime of scheduled feeding, in which food was available for only 2 hr
each day. After 10 days, rats were euthanized at defined times relative to food availability …