Henning Fenselau

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Henning Fenselau is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Henning Fenselau has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 12 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Henning Fenselau's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers). Henning Fenselau is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers). Henning Fenselau collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Denmark. Henning Fenselau's co-authors include Bradford B. Lowell, Jens C. Brüning, Jon M. Resch, John N. Campbell, Anne M.J. Verstegen, Linus Tsai, Anna Lyubetskaya, Tune H. Pers, Steven A. McCarroll and Evan Z. Macosko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Henning Fenselau

26 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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A molecular census of arcuate hypothalamus and median eminence cell types

2017 560 citations John N. Campbell, Henning Fenselau et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Integrative neurocircuits that control metabolism and food intake

2023 96 citations Jens C. Brüning, Henning Fenselau Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Thalamic opioids from POMC satiety neurons switch on sugar appetite 2025 ·Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Bojana Kuzmanovic, Sofia Lundh, (unknown), A. Claßen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lin Tian, Brigitte L. Kieffer, Jon F. Davis, Peter Kloppenburg, Marc Tittgemeyer, Yoav Livneh, Henning Fenselau	5
2	Weight loss reverses obesity-associated impairments in acute gastrointestinal stretch-induced suppression of food intake and glucose homeostasis 2025 ·Molecular Metabolism ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Arlan D. Martin, James W. Hendrix, Chelsea R. Hutch, Alfor G. Lewis, Randy J. Seeley, Henning Fenselau, (unknown), Darleen A. Sandoval	0
3	Brain control of energy homeostasis: Implications for anti-obesity pharmacotherapy 2025 ·Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), Jens Lund, (unknown), Henning Fenselau, Christoffer Clemmensen	4
4	An Approach to Intersectionally Target Mature Enteroendocrine Cells in the Small Intestine of Mice 2024 ·Cells ·(unknown), (unknown), Claudia M. Wunderlich, Melanie J. Mittenbühler, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kat Folz‐Donahue, Christian Kukat, Ingo Voigt, Jens C. Brüning, Henning Fenselau, F. Thomas Wunderlich	1
5	GABAergic disinhibition from the BNST to PNOCARC neurons promotes HFD-induced hyperphagia 2024 ·Cell Reports ·Tamara Sotelo-Hitschfeld, (unknown), Paul Klemm, (unknown), (unknown), Alexander Jaïs, (unknown), (unknown), Peter Kloppenburg, Henning Fenselau, Jens C. Brüning	6
6	Activation of GFRAL+ neurons induces hypothermia and glucoregulatory responses associated with nausea and torpor 2024 ·Cell Reports ·Linda Engström, (unknown), (unknown), Lara Kern, (unknown), Louise Mannerås-Holm, Alba Carreras, Barbara Becattini, (unknown), Eric Hanse, Henning Fenselau, Giovanni Solinas, Jens C. Brüning, Thomas F. Wunderlich, Fredrik Bäckhed, Johan Ruud	13
7	A synaptic amplifier of hunger for regaining body weight in the hypothalamus 2023 ·Cell Metabolism ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joseph C. Madara, Samuel J. Walker, Chen Wu, Daqing Wang, Bradford B. Lowell, Henning Fenselau	30
8	Neural gut-to-brain communication for postprandial control of satiation and glucose metabolism 2023 ·Journal of Endocrinology ·(unknown), (unknown), Henning Fenselau	1
9	Vagal pathways for systemic regulation of glucose metabolism 2023 ·Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology ·(unknown), Henning Fenselau	11
10	HypoMap—a unified single-cell gene expression atlas of the murine hypothalamus 2022 ·Nature Metabolism ·Lukas Steuernagel, Brian Lam, Paul Klemm, Georgina K.C. Dowsett, Corinna A. Bauder, John A. Tadross, (unknown), (unknown), Wei‐Yi Chen, Alain J. De Solís, Henning Fenselau, Peter K. Davidsen, Irène Cimino, Sara Kohnke, Debra Rimmington, Anthony P. Coll, Andreas Beyer, Giles S.H. Yeo, Jens C. Brüning	131
11	Technical Note: Modulation of fMRI brainstem responses by transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation 2021 ·NeuroImage ·(unknown), Lionel Rigoux, Bojana Kuzmanovic, Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah, Thomas F. Münte, Henning Fenselau, Marc Tittgemeyer	34
12	The Role of Mediobasal Hypothalamic PACAP in the Control of Body Weight and Metabolism 2021 ·Endocrinology ·Nadejda Bozadjieva-Kramer, Rachel Ross, (unknown), Henning Fenselau, David L. Haggerty, Brady K. Atwood, Bradford B. Lowell, Jonathan N. Flak	18
13	NPY mediates the rapid feeding and glucose metabolism regulatory functions of AgRP neurons 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Linda Engström, (unknown), Alain J. De Solís, Henning Fenselau, Jens C. Brüning	73
14	Hypothalamic Pomc Neurons Innervate the Spinal Cord and Modulate the Excitability of Premotor Circuits 2020 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephan Bremser, Andreas Klein, Heiko Löhr, Patrick M. Fuller, Ansgar Büschges, Peter Kloppenburg, Henning Fenselau, Matthias Hammerschmidt	10
15	A hypothalamic circuit for the circadian control of aggression 2018 ·Nature Neuroscience ·William D. Todd, Henning Fenselau, Joshua Wang, (unknown), Natalia Machado, Anne Venner, Rebecca Y. Broadhurst, Satvinder Kaur, Timothy Lynagh, David P. Olson, Bradford B. Lowell, Patrick M. Fuller, Clifford B. Saper	108
16	Homeostatic circuits selectively gate food cue responses in insular cortex 2017 ·Nature ·Yoav Livneh, Rohan N. Ramesh, Christian R. Burgess, Kirsten Levandowski, Joseph C. Madara, Henning Fenselau, (unknown), Veronica Diaz, (unknown), Jon M. Resch, Bradford B. Lowell, Mark L. Andermann	212
17	Aldosterone-Sensing Neurons in the NTS Exhibit State-Dependent Pacemaker Activity and Drive Sodium Appetite via Synergy with Angiotensin II Signaling 2017 ·Neuron ·Jon M. Resch, Henning Fenselau, Joseph C. Madara, Chen Wu, John N. Campbell, Anna Lyubetskaya, Brian A. Dawes, Linus Tsai, Monica M. Li, Yoav Livneh, Qingen Ke, Peter M. Kang, Géza Fejes‐Tóth, Anikó Náray‐Fejes‐Tóth, Joel C. Geerling, Bradford B. Lowell	73
18	Hunger-Dependent Enhancement of Food Cue Responses in Mouse Postrhinal Cortex and Lateral Amygdala 2016 ·Neuron ·Christian R. Burgess, Rohan N. Ramesh, Arthur U. Sugden, Kirsten Levandowski, (unknown), Henning Fenselau, Bradford B. Lowell, Mark L. Andermann	73
19	Amino acid absorption and homeostasis in mice lacking the intestinal peptide transporter PEPT1 2011 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·(unknown), Isabel Rubio‐Aliaga, Henning Fenselau, (unknown), Gábor Kottra, Hannelore Daniel	59
20	Heterosynaptic Long-Term Potentiation at GABAergic Synapses of Spinal Lamina I Neurons 2011 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Henning Fenselau, Bernhard Heinke, Jürgen Sandkühler	37

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