# The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-hypocretins-hypothalamus-specific-peptides-with-neuroexcitatory-activity/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Luı́s de Lecea,Thomas S. Kilduff,Christelle Peyron,Xiao‐Bing Gao,Pamela E. Foye,Patria E. Danielson,Chiaki Fukuhara,E Battenberg,Vigdis T. Gautvik,F S Bartlett,Wayne N. Frankel,Anthony N. van den Pol,Floyd E. Bloom,Kaare M. Gautvik,J G Sutcliffe |
| Citations | 3,889 |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.95.1.322 |
| Fields | Neuroscience,Psychology |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2152211310 |
| PMID | 9419374 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1998 |

## Paper authors

- [Christelle Peyron](https://scholariq.org/researchers/christelle-peyron/)
- [Thomas S. Kilduff](https://scholariq.org/researchers/thomas-s-kilduff/)

## Paper journal

- [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences](https://scholariq.org/journals/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Regulation of Appetite and Obesity](https://scholariq.org/topics/regulation-of-appetite-and-obesity/)

## Paper topics

- [Regulation of Appetite and Obesity](https://scholariq.org/topics/regulation-of-appetite-and-obesity/)
- [Sleep and Wakefulness Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-wakefulness-research/)
- [Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuroendocrine-regulation-and-behavior/)

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