Orexin-A is composed of a highly conserv
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Tomoyo Takai; Takao Takaya; Mutsuko Nakano; Hideo Akutsu; Atsushi Nakagawa; Sabu
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Orexins‐A and B, also called hypocretins‐1 and 2, respectively, are neuropeptides that regulate feeding and sleep‐wakefulness by binding to two orphan G protein‐coupled receptors named orexin‐1 (OX~1~R) and orexin‐2 (OX~2~R). The sequences and functions of orexins‐A and B are similar to