alt Hacker News > Orexins are made by a small number of neurons in the hypothalamus, a brain region tucked behind the eyes.
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JumpCrisscross • today at 9:17 PM
> didn’t know that “neurons” themselves could make peptides
Neurons synthesize proteins [1]. (I think glia do the heavy lifting.)
[1] https://brain.mpg.de/164308/protein-supply-in-long-nerves-ho...
malfist • today at 9:18 PM
According to Wikipedia its accurate. Learn something new everyday
> Orexins are only produced by a small cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus, a brain region located roughly behind the eyes and between the ears.
https://sleep.hms.harvard.edu/education-training/public-educ...