| Gene Symbol | ent-gene-f71a9e3c |
| Morphology | pro-opiomelanocortin neuron (source: Cell Ontology) |
| Arcuate nucleus (ARC) | Medial basal hypothalamus |
| Dorsomedial hypothalamus | Scattered population |
| Preoptic area | Minor contribution |
| Perifornical region | Some POMC-expressing neurons |
| Rostral-caudal gradient | POMC neuron density varies along the hypothalamic axis |
| Medial-lateral distribution | More concentrated medially near the third ventricle |
| Laminar organization | Distinct from NPY/AgRP neurons in adjacent regions |
| Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) | Dopaminergic co-expression in subset |
| Tachykinin 1 (TAC1) | Substance P expression |
| Glutamate transporters | VGLUT2 in presynaptic terminals |
| Pituitary | ACTH, β-lipotropin, γ-lipotropin |
| Hypothalamus | α-MSH, β-endorphin, γ-MSH |
| Skin (melanocytes) | ACTH, α-MSH (pigmentation) |
| KG Connections | 2 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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