α-MSH	alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone
ACTH	adrenocorticotropic hormone
AgRP	agouti-related peptide
Arc	arcuate nucleus
BAT	brown adipose tissue
BDA	biotinylated dextran amine
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BNST	bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
CART	cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript
CCK	cholecystokinin
CeA	central amygdala
CNS	central nervous system
CRF	corticotropin-releasing factor
CRF-R1	corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1
CRF-R2	corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 2
CTB	cholera toxin subunit B
DMH	dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus
ER	estrogen receptor
EW	Edinger–Westphal nucleus
EWcp	centrally projecting Edinger–Westphal nucleus
EWpg	preganglionic Edinger–Westphal nucleus
GHSR	growth hormone secretagogue receptor
Gi	gigantocellular reticular nucleus
HPA	hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
HRP	horseradish peroxidase
IML	intermediolateral cell column
LH-PeF	lateral hypothalamus–perifornical area
MC4R	melanocortin-4 receptors
MCH	melanin-concentrating hormone
NPY	neuropeptide Y
NTS	nucleus of the solitary tract
Orx	orexin
PAG	periaqueductal gray
PHA-L	Phaseolus vulgaris lectin L
POMC	pro-opiomelanocortin
PRV	pseudorabies virus
PVN	paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus
RPa	raphe pallidus
RVLM	rostral ventrolateral medulla
SNS	sympathetic nervous system
SP	substance P
SPNs	sympathetic preganglionic neurons
Ucn-1	urocortin-1
Ucn-3	urocortin-3
UCP-1	uncoupling protein 1
VMH	ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus
VMM	ventromedial medulla
WAT	white adipose tissue