Transcriptional plasticity of melanin-concentrating hormone neurons in the medial preoptic area of lactating mouse dams
Allan dos Anjos-Monteiro, Jozélia Gomes Pacheco Ferreira, Victor Hugo dos Santos-Affonso, Elizabeth Chamiec-Case, Laura E. Mickelsen, Behrokh Marzban Abbasabadi, Carol Fuzeti Elias, Alexander C. Jackson, Jackson Cioni Bittencourt
The paper reanalyzes single-cell RNA sequencing data to identify two distinct Pmch-expressing neuronal populations in the MPOA of lactating mice, showing lactation-associated transcriptional changes and functional relevance.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience