Hypocretin Signaling in Cavefish and Surface Fish (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Hypocretin Signaling in Cavefish and Surface Fish

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Hypocretin, previously implicated in human narcolepsy, is expressed at higher levels in the cavefish brain (A. mexicanus). Image of Mexican cavefish and surface fish counterparts (top). Brains of surface fish (left) and cavefish (right) with wake-promoting Hypocretin protein depicted in green (bottom).

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Alex Keene, Florida Atlantic University

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