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Abstract
Neuropeptide hormones that play a role in regulating a variety of behavioral and physiological processes in response to motivational stimuli.
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11 entry terms
- Hypocretin
- Hypocretins
- Orexin
- Hypocretin-1
- Hypocretin-2
- Orexin-A
- Orexin-B
- Hypocretin 1
- Hypocretin 2
- Orexin A
- Orexin B
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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2016
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Orexins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000068797. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000068797
- Orexins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76636408