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The hypocretin/orexin system

I O Ebrahim et al. J R Soc Med. 2002 May.

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Projections of the hypocretin (orexin) system (A), to cholinergic neurons, reticular formation and spinal cord; (B), to thalamus and basal ganglia; (C), to basal forebrain; (D), to amygdala and dopaminergic neurons including suprachiasmatic nucleus; (E), to locus coeruleus.

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