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. 2021 Mar 17;13(3):498. doi: 10.3390/v13030498
ACE2 Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
AII Angiotensin II
AgRP Agouti-related protein
AT1R Angiotensin type 1a receptor
AVP Arginine vasopressin
BBB Blood brain barrier
BCSFB Blood cerebrospinal fluid barrier
CART Cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript
CCK Cholecystokinin
CH Caudal hypothalamus
CNS Central nervous system
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
CRH Corticotrophin releasing hormone
DNH Dorsomedial hypothalamus
GCs Glucocorticoids
GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1
IL-1β Interleukin 1β
IR Insulin receptor
LHA Lateral hypothalamic area
ME Median eminence
MCH Melanin-concentrating hormone
MSH Melanocyte-stimulating hormones
NA Nucleus ambiguus
NTS Nucleus of the solitary tract
NPY Neuropeptide
ObRb Leptin receptor
OT Oxytocin
PFA Perifornical area
PNS Peripheral nervous system
POMC Pro-opiomelanocortin
PVN Paraventricular nucleus
PYY Polypeptide
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
TNFα Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRH Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
VLM Ventrolateral medulla