POMC neurons in heat: A link between warm temperatures and appetite suppression

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Maria A. Vicent,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Program in Neuroscience, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Conor L. Mook,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Program in Neuroscience, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Matthew E. Carter

* E-mail: mc10@williams.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Program in Neuroscience, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-090X

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