title: RIPping off GABA release in hypothalamic circuits causes obesity.
abstract: Hypothalamic RIP-expressing neurons regulate energy balance, but the precise neural pathways and neurotransmitters mediating this effect remain undetermined. Kong et al. (2012) now demonstrate that RIP neurons regulate energy expenditure and BAT thermogenesis predominantly via a GABAergic arcuate-paraventricular-hindbrain pathway.
authors.affiliation: The Saban Research Institute, Neuroscience Program, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. sbouret@chla.usc.edu
authors.forename: Sebastien G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Bouret