Potentiated vasopressin ascending system in the C58/JBL mice: Is there a relationship between vasopressin system abnormality and autistic phenotype?
Oscar Hernandez-Perez, Arturo Avendaño-Estrada, Ernesto Luna-Castañon, Eduardo Callado-Ramos · FENS Forum 2024
The neuropeptide vasopressin influences different aspects of behavior, like emotions, anxiety, depression, memory, etc. Previous reports have suggested the participation of the vasopressinergic system in social behavior through the innervation of various nuclei of the brain, signaling through the V1a and V1b receptors. One of the mental disorders that sociability is affected is ASD, and some years ago, it was described as the participation of the vasopressin system in this disorder. The C58/J inbred mouse strain has a behavioral profile that reflects the core symptoms of autism, including defi
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