| Gene Symbol | ent-gene-8cd44c77 |
| Co-release NPY and AgRP | Potent orexigenic signals |
| Respond to energy state | Monitor metabolic status |
| Project widely | To other hypothalamic nuclei |
| Leptin | Satiety signal |
| Insulin | Metabolic signal |
| Glucose | Energy availability |
| Dorsal region | Adjacent to the ventromedial hypothalamus |
| Ventrolateral region | Near the median eminence |
| Rostrocaudal extent | Spans from the preoptic area to the mammillary bodies |
| Cell bodies | Medium-sized neurons (15-25 μm diameter) |
| Dendritic field | Extensive dendritic arborization within the Arc |
| Axonal projections | Wide-ranging projections to hypothalamic and extrahypothalamic targets |
| NPY | 36-amino acid neuropeptide, one of the most abundant peptides in the brain |
| AgRP | 132-amino acid melanocortin receptor antagonist |
| GABA | Co-transmitted as inhibitory neurotransmitter |
| KG Connections | 2 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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