Hunger Peptides Connecting with Cells Via Brain Fluid (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

Hunger Peptides Connecting with Cells Via Brain Fluid

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Cells that communicate with the cerebrospinal fluid are marked with a red fluorescent tracer, whereas cells that make the appetite-promoting neuropeptide melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) are shown with a green fluorescent marker. This shows that many MCH cells communicate with cerebrospinal fluid (yellow cells), the first clue that MCH may increase feeding through cerebrospinal fluid signaling.

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Kanoski lab at the USC Dornsife College

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