Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

A temperature-regulated circuit for feeding behavior

  • Shaowen Qian,
  • Sumei Yan,
  • Ruiqi Pang,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Kai Liu,
  • Zhiyue Shi,
  • Zhaoqun Wang,
  • Penghui Chen,
  • Yanjie Zhang,
  • Tiantian Luo,
  • Xianli Hu,
  • Ying Xiong,
  • Yi Zhou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31917-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Feeding behavior is modulated by ambient temperature, as lower temperatures increase the necessity for energy intake and vice versa. Here the authors identify neuronal pathways that control feeding in a temperature-dependent manner.