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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled > Orexin Receptors
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Peptide > Receptors, Neuropeptide > Orexin Receptors
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Neurotransmitter > Receptors, Neuropeptide > Orexin Receptors

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Orexin Receptors  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Hypocretin Receptor
  • Hypocretin Receptors
  • Orexin Receptor
  • Receptor, Hypocretin
  • Receptor, Orexin
  • Receptors, Hypocretin

Scope note

  • G-protein-coupled NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTORS that have specificity for OREXINS and play a role in appetite control, and sleep-wake cycles. Two principle receptor types exist, each having a specificity for OREXIN A and OREXIN B peptide subtypes.

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  • 2014

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D064446

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