Neurohypophyseal peptides and psychiatric diseases.
The study of neurohypophyseal function in various neuropsychiatric diseases is interesting because: (1) The main neurohypophyseal peptides vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) share by themselves modulatory influence on behavior. (2) Hypothalamo-posterior pituitary axis is directly influenced by modifications of central neurotransmitter metabolism involved in behavior control.
Psychoneuroendocrine Unit, University of Liege-Sart Tilman, Belgium.
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D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000502:physiology; D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000502:physiology; D010909:Pituitary Hormones, Posterior / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy
D010909:Pituitary Hormones, Posterior; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D010121:Oxytocin