单词 | orexin |
释义 | o·rex·in ![]() n. Either of two neuropeptide hormones synthesized in the hypothalamus that regulate sleep and wakefulness and whose dysfunction causes narcolepsy. Also called hypocretin. [Greek orexis, appetite (from the view that orexin stimulates appetite; see ANOREXIA) + -IN.] |
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