2021
Deficiency of the paternally inherited gene Magel2 alters the development of separation‐induced vocalization and maternal behavior in mice
Ortiz G, Santana GM, Dietrich MO. Deficiency of the paternally inherited gene Magel2 alters the development of separation‐induced vocalization and maternal behavior in mice. Genes Brain & Behavior 2021, 21: e12776. PMID: 34812568, PMCID: PMC9744533, DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrigin-specific mannerGenomic imprintingMouse developmentPaternal genesMammalian offspringDeficient offspringLoss of Magel2Specific mannerGene Magel2GenesOffspring resultsMAGEL2Combined expressionOffspringAltered behaviorSeparation-induced vocalizationsVocal behaviorExpressionMammalsPostnatal developmentGrowthImprintingPup growth
2013
Hypothalamic control of energy balance: insights into the role of synaptic plasticity
Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. Hypothalamic control of energy balance: insights into the role of synaptic plasticity. Trends In Neurosciences 2013, 36: 65-73. PMID: 23318157, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2012.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-body energy metabolismRegion-specific expressionGenetic toolsPeripheral tissue functionsMetabolism regulationMetabolic hormone receptorsEnergy metabolismTissue functionMetabolic eventsRole of neuronsHormone receptorsRegulationGlial cellsHypothalamic controlSynaptic plasticityCentral regulationNeuronal circuitsBrain circuitsEnormous leapPlasticitySurprising findingRoleExpressionMetabolismDynamic process