by Emily Kagey, University of Michigan Melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3R; green), agouti-related protein (AgRP; red), and vesicular GABA transporter (VGAT; blue) mRNA expression in the arcuate nucleus of a mouse. MC3R is coexpressed in a high percentage of both AgRP and VGAT neurons in the arcuate nucleus, a brain region that is known to control feeding...
