| Cell Type | Hypothalamic Melanocortin Neurons |
| Definition | Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus constitute the primary anorexigenic (appetite-suppressing) neural population in the central nervous system. These neurons serve as the central processors of metabolic signa |
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