The Brain Cells that Aid in Appetite Control (VIDEO)

McGill University

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The cells which play an important role in sensing when we are full -- the leptin-sensing nerve fibers -- are in green. This video shows clearly how closely intermingled with them the NG2-glia cells (in red) are in the median eminence.

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Kokoeva lab - McGill University + Research Institute, McGill University Hospital Centre

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