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Diabetes insipidus and, partially, low anxiety-related behaviour are linked to a SNP-associated vasopressin deficit in LAB mice.
The European journal of neuroscience - 1 Nov 2007
Kessler Melanie S, Murgatroyd Chris, Bunck Mirjam, Czibere Ludwig, Frank Elisabeth, Jacob Wolfgang, Horvath Charlotte, Muigg Patrik, Holsboer Florian, Singewald Nicolas, Spengler Dietmar, Landgraf Rainer
Abstract excerpt
Following secretion from the posterior pituitary, the neuropeptide vasopressin (AVP) stimulates the kidney to retain water, and when released centrally it can contribute to anxiety- and depression-like behaviours. We hypothesized that CD1 mice bred for low trait anxiety (LAB) suffer from a deficit in AVP. Both osmotically stimulated peripheral secretion and intra-paraventricular nucleus (PVN) release of AVP were...
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