Abstract
The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a peptide known to act, among other functions, in regulating the energy balance. Only during lactation, this neuropeptide is synthesized in the ventromedial preoptic area (MPOAvm), a region directly linked to the expression of maternal behavior. However, the role that MCH exerts during lactation, a period of high energy demand, is not elucidated.…