Abstract
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is associated with the control of energy homeostasis. Corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons situated in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (CRHPVN), the major HPA axis regulator, are known to coordinate metabolism via endocrine, autonomic and behavioral responses after stressful stimuli, such as food deprivation. The HPA axis ca…