Hypocretins : Integrators of Physiological Signals - De Lecea, Luis.; Sutcliffe, J. Gregor; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2005)
Discovery of the Hypocretins/Orexins and Their Receptors -- The Discovery of the Hypocretins -- Orexin and Orexin Receptors -- Animal Models in the Study of the Hypocretinergic System -- Rodent Models of Human Narcolepsy-cataplexy -- The Canine Model of Narcolepsy -- Detailed Anatomy of the Hypocretinergic System and Related Hypothalamic Circuits -- Anatomy of the Hypocretin System -- The Anatomy of Hypocretin Neurons -- Transmitter-Identified Neurons and Afferent Innervation of the Lateral Hypothalamic Area -- Physiological Consequences of Hypocretin Activation -- Physiological Characteristics of Hypocretin/Orexin Neurons -- The Ne System as a Target for Hypocretin Neurons -- Hypocretin/Orexin Actions on Mesopontine Cholinergic Systems Controling Behavioral State -- The Aminergic Systems and the Hypocretins -- Effects Of Hypocretin/Orexin on the Thalamocortical Activating System -- Pharmacology of the Hypocretins and Drug Design -- In Vivo Pharmacology of Orexin (Hypocretin) Receptors -- Intracellular Signal Pathways Utilized by the Hypocretin/Orexin Receptors -- The Hypocretins in Narcolepsy and Arousal -- The Hypocretins and Narcolepsy -- An Approach to Determining the Functions of Hypocretin (Orexin) -- Hypocretin in Neuropsychiatric Disorders -- Hypocretin/Orexin and Sleep -- Modulation of Cortical Activity and Sleep-Wake States by Hypocretin/Orexin -- The Hypocretins in Feeding and Energy Balance -- Regulation of Hypocretin by Metabolic Signals -- The Hypocretins in Addiction and Hyperarousal -- Hypocretin and Brain Reward Function -- Orexin/Hypocretin and Opioid Dependence -- Dopamine-Hypocretin/Orexin Interactions -- Hypocretin/Orexin in Stress and Arousal -- Role of Hypocretins on Peripheral Systems -- The Hypocretins/Orexins and the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis -- Orexins (Hypocretins) in the Gut -- Hypocretins in Endocrine Regulation -- The Hypocretins in Cardiovascular Regulation.
Keywords: Neurosciences; Endocrinology .; Neurology .; Neurosciences; Endocrinology; Neurology