Intense activation of neurons triggers the appearance of immediate expression genes,
including c-Fos. This gene is related to various signal cascades involved in biochemical …

The intention of this review is to emphasize the current knowledge about the extent and
importance of the substances co-localized with magnocellular arginine vasopressin (AVP) …

Water homeostasis is a critical challenge to survival for land mammals. Mice display
increased locomotor activity when dehydrated, a behavior that improves the likelihood of …

Salt loading (SL) and water deprivation (WD) are experimental challenges that are often
used to study the osmotic circuitry of the brain. Central to this circuit is the supraoptic nucleus …

The present study using zebrafish as a model explores the role of isotocin, a homolog of
oxytocin, in controlling ion regulatory mechanisms. Double-deionized water treatment for 24 …

In this article, we review studies of astrocytic‐neuronal interactions and their effects on the
activity of oxytocin (OXT) neurons within the magnocellular hypothalamo‐neurohypophysial …

Oxytocin (OXT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) are two closely related neuropeptides and
implicated in the regulation of mammalian social behaviors. A prior clinical study in our …

Neuropeptides are packed into large dense core vesicles (LDCVs) that are transported from
the soma out into their processes. Limited information exists regarding mechanisms …

Ethanol consumption and smoking during pregnancy are common, despite the known
adverse effects on the fetus. The teratogenicity of each drug independently is well …

Somatostatin is a neuropeptide that is widely distributed throughout the body. It acts as a
neurohormone and a neurotransmitter and may also have an immunomodulatory role. The …