Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) in the median raphe nucleus: fibers, receptors and cellular effects

Introduction: Hypothalamic neurons that utilize melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) as a neuromodulator project to several regions of the central nervous system including the median raphe nucleus (MnR). The serotonergic neurons of the MnR and the MCH-containing neurons have been involved in the control of REM sleep and mood; in fact, microinjections of MCH into the MnR promote a depressive-like state.

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