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Laurence H. Tecott

Researcher at University of California, San Francisco

Publications -  93
Citations -  12598

Laurence H. Tecott is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Serotonin & Receptor. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 93 publications receiving 11979 citations. Previous affiliations of Laurence H. Tecott include Stanford University & University of California.

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Eating disorder and epilepsy in mice lacking 5-HT2C serotonin receptors

TL;DR: It is shown that 5-HT2C receptor-deficient mice are overweight as a result of abnormal control of feeding behaviour, establishing a role for this receptor in the serotonergic control of appetite.
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor regulates energy balance downstream of melanocortin-4 receptor

TL;DR: It is reported that BDNF is expressed at high levels in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) where its expression is regulated by nutritional state and by MC4R signaling, and this results show that MC 4R signaling controls BDNF expression in the VMH.
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Elevated anxiety and antidepressant-like responses in serotonin 5-HT1A receptor mutant mice

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used gene-targeting technology to generate 5-HT1A receptor-mutant mice and found that these mutants exhibited a consistent pattern of responses indicative of elevated anxiety levels in open field, elevated zero maze, and novel object assays.