The hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) is the major peptidergic neurosecretory
system through which the brain controls peripheral physiology. The hormones vasopressin …

Exposure to hostile conditions initiates the secretion of several hormones, including
corticosterone/cortisol, catecholamines, prolactin, oxytocin, and renin, as part of the survival …

The Fourth Edition of Knobil & Neill continues to serve as a reference aid for research, to
provide the historical context to current research, and most importantly as an aid for …

Both the magnitude and the duration of the hormonal stress response change dramatically
during neonatal development and aging as well as with prior experience with a stressor …

The amygdala plays a pivotal role in the generation of appropriate responses to emotional
stimuli. In the case of emotional stressors, these responses include activation of the …

Abstract Vasopressin–oxytocin (VP–OT) nonapeptides modulate numerous social and
stress-related behaviors, yet these peptides are made in multiple nuclei and brain regions …

Evidence indicates that the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and oxytocin (OT)
neurons in particular play a role in the physiological response to stress. Microdialysis (MD) …

The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays important roles in the adaptive changes
in physiology that occur during pregnancy and lactation. Although the axis still exhibits a …

Nesfatin-1 is a newly discovered peptide that was reported to reduce food intake when
injected centrally. We recently described its wide distribution in rat brain autonomic nuclei …

Oxytocin was the first peptide hormone whose chemical identity could be coupled to a
reproductive function. As early as 1906, it was recognized by Sir Henry Dale that extracts of …