Talk:Orexin
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ÁReferences, e.g. on the discovery of orexins, would be nice. JFW | T@lk 11:00, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
- Well you should have added some then. It took me all of two minutes to find a suitable reference on the web. -- Derek Ross | Talk 17:33, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
Well, great. Thanks for doing a {{sofixit}} on me! JFW | T@lk 18:41, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
- My goodness! I didn't know about that one. It seens that there's a template for everything nowadays! -- Derek Ross | Talk 22:37, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
Sofixit is really nice when an anon complains on the talk page about his/her favourite theory or subject being underrepresented. To look more legitimate, it may be advisable to {{subst:sofixit}}. JFW | T@lk 23:45, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
- Thank you for the article, I have learned what I wasn't aware of about Orexin A.
Article is a little heavy on the feeding/metabolism side which may be overplaying the role of orexin. Primarily seems to be important in regulating sleep/wake transition and maintaining high alertness, not so much involved in general arousal or ingestive activity.
Also would be good to ensure that either both names are used at all times or that one name is used consistently. Switching between orexin and hypocretin in the same paragraph is distracting. Until the literature settles on one name we should use both. Personally I strongly dislike hypocretin (hard to abbreviate, for one thing - OXA vs. HCRT-1 saves three keystrokes every time I type it) but think it is appropriate to include the name here. As article is titled "orexin" I placed this name first in all instances. -DrNixon 08:20, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
