Insomnia and beyond - Exploring the therapeutic potential of orexin receptor antagonists

Orexin/hypocretin neuropeptides, produced by a few thousand neurons in the lateral hypothalamus, are of critical importance for the control of vigilance and arousal of vertebrates, from fish to amphibians, birds and mammals. Two orexin peptides, called orexin-A and orexin-B, exist in mammals. They b...

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Main Authors:	Michel Alexander Steiner, Christopher J Winrow
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media SA 2021
Subjects:	RC346-429 R5-920 RC321-571 RC435-571 RM1-950 Q1-390 Neuroscience Addiction hypocretin Anxiety orexin orexin receptor antagonist Neuropeptide insomnia thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKJ Neurology and clinical neurophysiology
Online Access:	18662
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