Dissociating orexin-dependent and -independent functions of orexin neurons using novel orexin-Flp knock-in mice
Srikanta Chowdhury, Chi Jung Hung, Shuntaro Izawa, Ayumu Inutsuka, Meiko Kawamura, Takashi Kawashima, Haruhiko Bito, Itaru Imayoshi, Manabu Abe, Kenji Sakimura, Akihiro Yamanaka
This study uses orexin-Flp knock-in mice to distinguish orexin-dependent and -independent functions of orexin neurons, finding orexin is essential for sustained arousal and basic neuronal properties.
eLife · Jun 3, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience