Orexin A, Human, Bovine, Rat, Mouse

appetite regulation, wakefulness, locomotor activity, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity, and pain thresholds. Orexin signaling is activated by nutrient depletion, causing an increase in food intake by delaying the signals of satiety. It activates the orexin-1 and -2 receptors with equal affinity.

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