"Orexins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Neuropeptide hormones that play a role in regulating a variety of behavioral and physiological processes in response to motivational stimuli.
| Descriptor ID |
D000068797
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.400.360 D12.776.631.650.363
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| Concept/Terms |
Orexin-B- Orexin-B
- Orexin B
- Hypocretin-2
- Hypocretin 2
Orexin-A- Orexin-A
- Orexin A
- Hypocretin-1
- Hypocretin 1
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orexins" by people in Profiles.
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Children with Narcolepsy type 1 have increased T-cell responses to orexins. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2019 12; 6(12):2566-2572.
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The neurobiological basis of narcolepsy. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2019 02; 20(2):83-93.
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Absence of mutations in HCRT, HCRTR1 and HCRTR2 in patients with ROHHAD. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2016 Jan 15; 221:59-63.