Exercise-induced activation of ventromedial hypothalamic steroidogenic factor-1 neurons mediates improvements in endurance - PubMed
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- Exercise-induced activation of ventromedial hypothalamic steroidogenic factor-1 (SF1) neurons improves endurance and metabolism.
- Repeated exercise training enhances SF1 neuron activation, intrinsic excitability, and excitatory synapse density.
- Inhibition of SF1 neuron output blocks endurance and metabolic benefits from exercise.
- Stimulation of SF1 neurons post-exercise enhances endurance gains.
- Exercise history is encoded through hypothalamic plasticity involving SF1 neurons.