The hypocretins: hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity.

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Summary

A hypothalamus-specific mRNA is described that encodes preprohypocretin, the putative precursor of a pair of peptides that share substantial amino acid identities with the gut hormone secretin, suggesting that the hypocretins function within the CNS as neurotransmitters.

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1998-01-06
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Hypothalamus, Orexin, Brainstem, Neuropeptide, Hippocampal formation

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