A Hypothalamic Pathway for Energy Conservation
Amelia Douglass, Nicole Lynch, Matías Andina, Oscar Ramirez-Plascencia, Hakan Kucukdereli, David Melville, Luis Costa, Yuelin Yang, Chenxi Qiu, Sathyajit Bandaru, Alexander S. Banks, Siniša Hrvatin, Clifford Saper, Bradford B Lowell, Natalia Machado
This study identifies a hypothalamic pathway involving ARCAgRP neurons and the MnPO that triggers energy conservation during fasting.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience