They then injected the males
with vasopressin.
This region of the hippocampus is associated
with vasopressin, a hormone that plays a role in sexual bonding, motivation and other intensely social behaviors, which become impaired in people with the disorder.
Not exact matches
A similar trend likely exists in human fathers, to the point some researchers think elevated levels of
vasopressin in dads helps explain why they tend to be more tactile and stimulatory
with infants as opposed to soothing and comforting (as is more typical
with moms).
Then, there's the man
with the LONG
Vasopressin receptor.
And so you can be more easily swayed by the first most beautiful skirt of springtime than your male counterparts
with long
Vasopressin receptors.
The guy
with SHORT
vasopressin receptors gets around.
AVPR1A codes for a receptor for the hormone arginine
vasopressin and has been linked
with bonding, love and altruism in people.
Those women
with lower acute stress and lower dispositional anxiety benefit most from the administration of the
vasopressin agonist.»
Dr. Luana Colloca, Associate Professor at University of Maryland, along
with colleagues at the National Institute of Mental Health and Weill Cornell Medical College, recruited 109 healthy participants to study the placebo effects of
vasopressin.
The same neurochemicals — oxytocin,
vasopressin and dopamine — have been implicated in both relationships, and the behavioral patterns associated
with parental and romantic bond formation and separation are also similar.
When the condition is not responsive to high - dose vasopressors like norepinephrine and
vasopressin, it is associated
with high mortality,
with more than half of these patients dying within 30 days,» Dr. Khanna said.
«Among adults
with septic shock, the early use of
vasopressin compared
with norepinephrine did not improve the number of kidney failure - free days.
The researchers followed up
with two experiments: in one, they injected
vasopressin into the brains of mouse parents from both of the wild species, and in the other, they genetically manipulated
vasopressin neurons in the brains of house mice (Mus musculus) to excite them.
The hypothalamus has been shown to cause aggressive behavior when electrically stimulated but more importantly has receptors that help determine aggression levels based on their interactions
with the neurotransmitters serotonin and
vasopressin.
A transgenic meadow vole
with added
vasopressin receptors suddenly discovers the rewards of monogamy.
To see if differences in response to
vasopressin accounted for the contrast in personality, the researchers took males from each species and paired them
with females, which had been neutered to prevent them from leading on the males.
After comparing the brains of males
with offspring
with brains of childless males in mating pairs, Kozorovitskiy and Gould found that fathers not only had more connections between neurons in their prefrontal cortex, a region involved in anticipating consequences and attaining goals, but they also had more receptors for
vasopressin, a neurohormone linked to social interaction and bonding.
This possibility is supported by findings of a decreased number of CA2 inhibitory neurons in individuals
with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and altered
vasopressin signaling in autism.
So when prairie voles mate, their bodies produce
vasopressin, which causes their brains to reward the vole couple
with a flood of pleasurable emotions, sealing the social bond.
Endowed
with the power to control the activity of other genes, GTF2I might regulate signal pathways determining the structure and function of the brain or the production of neurohormones such as
vasopressin and oxytoxin.
We are also exploring how intranasal
vasopressin, which crosses the blood brain barrier in humans, influences subjective responses to faces in men and women and, through a collaboration
with James Rilling at Emory University, how
vasopressin modulates brain responses to those stimuli.
Effects of neonatal treatment
with valproic acid on
vasopressin immunoreactivity and olfactory behaviour in mice.
A complimentary line of research explores how
vasopressin modulates social perceptions in humans, and through a collaboration
with a colleague at Emory University, where within our own brains it produces such influences.
In my lab, we explore the molecular, cellular, and behavioral mechanisms through which two types of molecules, sex steroids and neuropeptides in the
vasopressin / oxytocin family, act within those circuits to influence social behaviors associated
with reproduction.
The researchers infused patients
with a high concentration salt solution to induce the release of the hormone arginine -
vasopressin (AVP), and then measured the level of the hormone in their blood.
When you don't drink enough water, your body will react by retaining sodium and sending a signal to the pituitary gland to secrete
vasopressin (a chemical that causes constriction of the blood vessels), resulting
with elevated blood pressure.
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They did this in two lines of rats, one
with intact
vasopressin signaling and one without.
Robertson GL: Evaluation of the plasma
vasopressin, plasma sodium, and urine osmolality response to water restriction in normal cats and a cats
with diabetes insipidus.
Pets
with Cushing's disease will also respond to the
vasopressin (exogenous ADH), by increasing the concentration of urine even more.
High blood calcium levels have been reported to cause increased urination, perhaps through its ability to interfere
with the action of antidiuretic hormone (ADH, AVP,
vasopressin) released by your pet's pituitary gland.
Comparing urine levels of oxytocin and a related hormone called
vasopressin in biological and adoptive children who lived in Russian and Romanian orphanages, researchers found that oxytocin rose in biological children after having contact
with their mothers.
For some, simply engaging in sex
with your partner after a dry spell can get you back in the game; that is, it will get your rhythm going again, your energy aroused, and
with more
vasopressin and oxytocin, the disengaged attachment can be repaired.
You're brain is bathed in testosterone, serotonin, and norepinephrine 24 hours a day,
with intermittent doses of oxytocin or
vasopressin.
Affiliation buffers stress: cumulative genetic risk in oxytocin -
vasopressin genes combines
with early caregiving to predict PTSD in war - exposed young children
It has been reported that maternal PPD is a predictor of paternal one since the first is higher during the three months postpartum.8 Based on the existing knowledge of maternal PPD, literature suggests that also paternal PPD could be related
with hormonal changes regarding alteration of testosterone, estrogen,
vasopressin, prolactin and cortisol levels.10 In addition to mood disturbances, high parenting distress levels could also be considered a important factor compromising the parenting competence and the daily child care.17 Parenting stress is a construct related to the parent role and influenced by expectations and perceptions of child characteristics, parent characteristics and parental - infant interaction quality.