hypocretin

noun

hy·po·cre·tin | \ ˌhī-pō-ˈkrē-tᵊn

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: orexin This chemical, called orexin by some scientists and hypocretin by others, is produced by a small pocket of neurons in the hypothalamus.— Laura Sanders, Science News, 24 Oct. 2009

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