Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance.
Diano S, Farr SA, Benoit SC, McNay EC, da Silva I, Horvath B, Gaskin FS, Nonaka N, Jaeger LB, Banks WA, Morley JE, Pinto S, Sherwin RS, Xu L, Yamada KA, Sleeman MW, Tschöp MH, Horvath TL.
Diano S, et al. Among authors: sherwin rs.
Nat Neurosci. 2006 Mar;9(3):381-8. doi: 10.1038/nn1656. Epub 2006 Feb 19.
Nat Neurosci. 2006.
PMID: 16491079
Here we report that circulating ghrelin enters the hippocampus and binds to neurons of the hippocampal formation, where it promotes dendritic spine synapse formation and generation of long-term potentiation. These ghrelin-induced synaptic changes are paralleled by enhanced …
Here we report that circulating ghrelin enters the hippocampus and binds to neurons of the hippocampal formation, where it promotes dendriti …