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Further genetic evidence implicates the vasopressin system in childhood-onset mood disorders.
The European journal of neuroscience - 1 Oct 2009
Dempster Emma L, Burcescu Irina, Wigg Karen, Kiss Eniko, Baji Ildiko, Gadoros Julia, Tamás Zsuzsanna, Kapornai Krisztina, Daróczy Gabriella, Kennedy James L, Vetró Agnes, Kovacs Maria, Barr Cathy L
Abstract excerpt
Studies in both animals and humans advocate a role for the vasopressin (AVP) system in the aetiology of depressive symptoms. Attention has particularly focused on the role of AVP in the overactivation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis in mood disorders. Elevated AVP plasma levels h...
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