The hypothalamic RFamide, QRFP, increases feeding and locomotor activity: The role of Gpr103 and orexin receptors.
Cook C, Nunn N, Worth AA, Bechtold DA, Suter T, Gackeheimer S, Foltz L, Emmerson PJ, Statnick MA, Luckman SM.
Cook C, et al.
PLoS One. 2022 Oct 17;17(10):e0275604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275604. eCollection 2022.
PLoS One. 2022.
PMID: 36251705
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Germline knock out of either of the mouse QRFP receptor orthologs, Gpr103a and Gpr103b, did not produce a metabolic phenotype. However, both receptors are required for the effect of centrally administered QRFP to increase feeding and locomotor activity. As central i …
Germline knock out of either of the mouse QRFP receptor orthologs, Gpr103a and Gpr103b, did not produce a metabolic phenotype. Howeve …