Postnatal development in vasopressin deficient Brattleboro rats with special attention to the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis function: the role of maternal genotype.

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Anomalies in hormonal and neurotransmitter status during perinatal period can lead to lifespan alterations in the central nervous system. Vasopressin is present early in the brain and has various mitogenic, metabolic and physiological actions, e.g. in water homeostasis or in the regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Therefore we examine the possible role of vasopressin in perinatal...

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