Based on electrophysiological, neurochemical, genetic and neuropharmacological
approaches it is currently accepted that serotonin (5-HT) functions to promote waking (W) …

More than 20 years ago, melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and its peptide family
members–neuropeptide EI (NEI) and neuropeptide GE (NGE)–were described in various …

Acute and chronic injuries to the heart result in perturbation of intracellular calcium
signaling, which leads to pathological cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling …

Neurons containing melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) are codistributed with neurons
containing orexin (Orx or hypocretin) in the lateral hypothalamus, a peptide and region …

It has recently been reported that Parkinson's disease (PD) is preceded and accompanied
by daytime sleep attacks, nocturnal insomnia, REM sleep behaviour disorder, hallucinations …

The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is an important peptide implicated in the control
of motivated behaviors. History, however, made this peptide first known for its participation in …

Neurons that utilize melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) as a neuromodulator are
located in the lateral hypothalamus and incerto-hypothalamic area, and project diffusely …

The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a peptidergic neuromodulator synthesized by
neurons of the lateral sector of the posterior hypothalamus and zona incerta. MCHergic …

Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a hypothalamic peptide that centrally regulates
food intake, energy balance and emotion. Interestingly, MCH and melanin-concentrating …

Sleep and wakefulness are complex, tightly regulated behaviors that occur in virtually all
animals. With recent exciting developments in neuroscience methodologies such as …