Publications

Paraventricular Thalamic MC3R Circuits Link Energy Homeostasis with Anxiety-Related Behavior

Cho, D., O'Berry, K., Possa-Paranhos, I. C., Butts, J., Palanikumar, N., & Sweeney, P. (2023). Paraventricular Thalamic <em>MC3R</em> Circuits Link Energy Homeostasis with Anxiety-Related Behavior. The Journal of Neuroscience, 43(36), 6280 LP – 6296. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0704-23.2023

Targeting the central melanocortin system for the treatment of metabolic disorders

Sweeney, P., Gimenez, L.E., Hernandez, C.C. et al. Targeting the central melanocortin system for the treatment of metabolic disorders. Nat Rev Endocrinol 19, 507–519 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-023-00855-y

Establishment of Restraint Stress–induced Anorexia and Social Isolation–induced Anorexia Mouse Models

Possa-Paranhos, I. C., Catalbas, K., Butts, J., O’Berry, K., & Sweeney, P. (2023).Establishment of Restraint Stress–induced Anorexia and Social Isolation–induced Anorexia Mouse Models. Bio-protocol, 13(2), Article e4597. https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.4597

Organization of neural systems expressing melanocortin-3 receptors in the mouse brain: Evidence for sexual dimorphism

Bedenbaugh, M. N., Brener, S. C., Maldonado, J., Lippert, R. N., Sweeney, P., Cone, R. D., & Simerly, R. B. (2022). Organization of neural systems expressing melanocortin-3 receptors in the mouse brain: Evidence for sexual dimorphism. Journal of Comparative Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.25379