Rapid, reversible activation of AgRP neurons drives feeding behavior in mice.

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Published in J Clin Invest on April 01, 2011

Authors

Michael J Krashes1, Shuichi Koda, ChianPing Ye, Sarah C Rogan, Andrew C Adams, Daniel S Cusher, Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, Bryan L Roth, Bradford B Lowell

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

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