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Melanin-concentrating hormone inhibits PVN oxytocin neurons through a barium-sensitive inwardly rectifying potassium channels and MCH-neuron ablation alters pup-directed aggression
Tingbi Xiong, Fumihito Saitow, Ayumu Inutsuka…·Chitose Orikasa
The paper shows MCH inhibits PVN oxytocin neurons via barium-sensitive potassium channels and links MCH neuron loss to increased pup-directed aggression.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.15.745000