Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 Oxytocin (OT), a hormone synthesized within the paraventricular nucleus and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus, when given intracerebroventricularly, induces strong scratching behaviors.
Rulong Li +9 more
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Phasic Firing in Vasopressin Cells: Understanding Its Functional Significance through Computational Models [PDF]
, 2012 Vasopressin neurons, responding to input generated by osmotic pressure, use an intrinsic mechanism to shift from slow irregular firing to a distinct phasic pattern, consisting of long bursts and silences lasting tens of seconds.
Duncan J. MacGregor +2 more
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Tuning the brain for motherhood: prolactin-like central signalling in virgin, pregnant, and lactating female mice [PDF]
, 2016 Prolactin is fundamental for the expression of maternal behaviour. In virgin female rats, prolactin administered upon steroid hormone priming accelerates the onset of maternal care.
Agustín-Pavón, Carmen +3 more
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Ageing restructures the transcriptome of the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus and alters the response to dehydration. [PDF]
NPJ Aging, 2023 Elsamad G +10 more
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The Melanocortin-4 Receptor Integrates Circadian Light Cues and Metabolism [PDF]
, 2015 The melanocortin system directs diverse physiological functions from coat color to body weight homoeostasis. A commonality among melanocortin-mediated processes is that many animals modulate similar processes on a circannual basis in response to longer ...
Arble, Deanna M. +10 more
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NaX Channel Is a Physiological [Na+] Detector in Oxytocin- and Vasopressin-Releasing Magnocellular Neurosecretory Cells of the Rat Supraoptic Nucleus. [PDF]
J Neurosci, 2023 Salgado-Mozo S +4 more
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Expression of vasopressin mRNA in the hypothalamus of individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia
Brain and Behavior, 2019 Objective This study investigates the expression of mRNA encoding vasopressin in the hypothalamus of autopsy brains of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Johannes R. Busch +4 more
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A melanopsin ganglion cell subtype forms a dorsal retinal mosaic projecting to the supraoptic nucleus. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Berry MH +10 more
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The biopsychology of maternal behavior in nonhuman mammals [PDF]
, 1990 The term “maternal behavior,” when applied to nonhuman mammals, includes the behaviors exhibited in preparation for the arrival of newborn, in the care and protection of the newly arrived young, and in the weaning of those young, and represents a complex
Kristal, Dr. Mark B.
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Increased oxytocin/vasopressin ratio in bipolar disorder in a cohort of human postmortem adults
Neurobiology of DiseaseBipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) share some common characteristics in stress-related brain circuits, but they also exhibit distinct symptoms.
Hong Tan +6 more
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