Nitric Oxide Synthase Neurons in the Preoptic Hypothalamus Are NREM and REM Sleep-Active and Lower Body Temperature.
Edward C Harding,
Wei Ba,
Reesha Zahir,
Xiao Yu,
Raquel Yustos,
Bryan Hsieh,
Leda Lignos,
Alexei L Vyssotski,
Florian T Merkle,
Timothy G Constandinou,
Nicholas P Franks,
William Wisden
Oct 28, 2021
When mice are exposed to external warmth, nitric oxide synthase (NOS1) neurons in the median and medial preoptic (MnPO/MPO) hypothalamus induce sleep and concomitant body cooling. However, how these neurons regulate baseline...