Xiao‐Bing Gao

The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity

Luı́s de Lecea, Thomas S. Kilduff, Christelle Peyron et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1998 · 3.9K citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +15

Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite

Alfonso Abizaid, Zane B. Andrews, Marya Shanabrough et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2006 · 972 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Leptin Receptor Signaling in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Regulates Feeding

Jonathan D. Hommel, Richard Trinko, Robert M. Sears et al. · Neuron · 2006 · 896 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +14

A Neural Circuit for Gut-Induced Reward

Wenfei Han, Luis A. Téllez, Matthew H. Perkins et al. · Cell · 2018 · 746 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

UCP2 mediates ghrelin’s action on NPY/AgRP neurons by lowering free radicals

Zane B. Andrews, Nicholas Walllingford, Derek M. Erion et al. · Nature · 2008 · 700 citations

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Physiology +9