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SUBMITTER: Hou XH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6217838 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hou Xun Helen XH Hyun Minsuk M Taranda Julian J Huang Kee Wui KW Todd Emmalee E Feng Danielle D Atwater Emily E Croney Donyell D Zeidel Mark Lawrence ML Osten Pavel P Sabatini Bernardo Luis BL
Cell 20160901 1
Urine release (micturition) serves an essential physiological function as well as a critical role in social communication in many animals. Here, we show a combined effect of olfaction and social hierarchy on micturition patterns in adult male mice, confirming the existence of a micturition control center that integrates pro- and anti-micturition cues. Furthermore, we demonstrate that a cluster of neurons expressing corticotropin-releasing hormone (Crh) in the pontine micturition center (PMC) is ...[more]