Yan Rao

Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

Yann S. Mineur, Alfonso Abizaid, Yan Rao et al. · Science · 2011 · 433 citations

Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals

Qian Gao, Gábor Mezei, Yongzhan Nie et al. · Nature Medicine · 2006 · 408 citations

Obesity, Developmental Biology, Obese Animals +11

Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy in Hypocretin/Orexin-Containing Neurons by Melanin Concentrating Hormone in the Lateral Hypothalamus

Yan Rao, Min Lü, Fei Ge et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2008 · 133 citations · Full text

Synaptic Transmission, Neurotransmitter, Neurotransmission +20

Prolonged wakefulness induces experience-dependent synaptic plasticity in mouse hypocretin/orexin neurons

Yan Rao, Erzsébet Borók, Rebecca L. Rabenstein et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2007 · 119 citations · Full text

Sleep Disorders, Mouse Hypocretin/orexin Neurons, Synaptic Transmission +20

Requirement for the RIIβ Isoform of PKA, But Not Calcium-Stimulated Adenylyl Cyclase, in Visual Cortical Plasticity

Quentin S. Fischer, Christopher J. Beaver, Yupeng Yang et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2004 · 65 citations · Full text