Qingchun Tong

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University of Texas Medical School at Houston

United States

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Professor Qingchun Tong is a faculty member at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, specializing in neurobiology and metabolism. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms of obesity and metabolic disorders, as evidenced by his recent publications exploring topics such as leptin resistance, the role of GLP-1R agonists, and the interactions between feeding behavior and nutrient regulation. Professor Tong's contributions to understanding hypothalamic circuits and neuronal behavior in response to metabolic signals underscore his prominence in the field.

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Mingshan Xue

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Baylor College of Medicine

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Yong Xu

Baylor College of Medicine

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Jessie Morrill

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Yang He

Baylor College of Medicine

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Chun-Xia Yi

Associate Professor

Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC

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Benjamin Arenkiel

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Baylor College of Medicine

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Yanlin He

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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Makoto Fukuda

Associate Professor

Baylor College of Medicine

UNITED STATES

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An alternative neural basis underlying leptin resistance

Hunting for heroes: Brain neurons mediating GLP-1R agonists in obesity treatment

Dopaminergic Neurons in Zona Incerta Drives Appetitive Self‐Grooming

Lateral septum as a melanocortin downstream site in obesity development

You are what you eat: feeding neurons in nutrient regulation of behavior

The melanocortin action is biased toward protection from weight loss in mice

Anoctamin 4 channel currents activate glucose-inhibited neurons in the mouse ventromedial hypothalamus during hypoglycemia.

AgRP neurons are not indispensable for body weight maintenance in adult mice.

Hypothalamic CRH neurons: A crossroad between stress and metabolism

Activation of basal forebrain-to-lateral habenula circuitry drives reflexive aversion and suppresses feeding behavior.

A neural basis for brain leptin action on reducing type 1 diabetic hyperglycemia.

5-HT recruits distinct neurocircuits to inhibit hunger-driven and non-hunger-driven feeding

The hypothalamus for whole-body physiology: from metabolism to aging.

Barbadin potentiates long-term effects of lorcaserin on POMC neurons and weight loss

AgRP neurons trigger long-term potentiation and facilitate food seeking

Effects of Intermittent Fasting on the Circulating Levels and Circadian Rhythms of Hormones.

Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Signaling in the Bed Nuclei of the Stria Terminalis as a Link to Maladaptive Behaviors.

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Mingshan Xue

Yong Xu

Jessie Morrill

Yang He

Chun-Xia Yi

Benjamin Arenkiel

Yanlin He

Makoto Fukuda

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