• openAccess   Perineuronal Net Formation and the Critical Period for Neuronal Maturation in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus 

      Mirzadeh, Zaman; Alonge, Kimberly; Cabrales, Elaine; Herranz-Pérez, Vicente; Scarlett, Jarrad M.; Brown, Jenny M.; Hassouna, Rim; Matsen, Miles E.; Nguyen, Hong T.; García-Verdugo, Jose Manuel; Zeltser, Lori; Schwartz, Michael Nature Research (2019)
      In leptin-deficient ob/ob mice, obesity and diabetes are associated with abnormal development of neurocircuits in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC)1, a critical brain area for energy and glucose homoeostasis2,3. Because ...