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Yutong Wang1,2, Su Fu2, Jian Mao1

  • 1Beijing Life Science Academy, Beijing, China.

Frontiers in neuroscience
|September 10, 2025
PubMed
概括

催产素 (orexin) 系统调节睡眠,新陈代谢和情绪. 虽然它在麻醉症中的作用已知,但它在能量平衡和情绪调节中的精确功能以及这些疾病的治疗潜力需要进一步研究.

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催產素 (orexin) 的使用.代谢过程中的代谢.情绪障碍 情绪障碍 情绪障碍麻醉症是一种精神病.睡眠 睡眠 睡眠 睡眠 睡眠清醒 清醒 清醒 清醒

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