Species, sex and individual differences in the vasotocin/vasopressin system: relationship to neurochemical signaling in the social behavior neural network

HE Albers - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Arginine-vasotocin (AVT)/arginine vasopressin (AVP) are members of the
AVP/oxytocin (OT) superfamily of peptides that are involved in the regulation of social …

Comparing vasopressin and oxytocin fiber and receptor density patterns in the social behavior neural network: Implications for cross-system signaling

CJW Smith, BT DiBenedictis, AH Veenema - Frontiers in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OXT) regulate social behavior by binding to their canonical
receptors, the vasopressin V1a receptor (V1aR) and oxytocin receptor (OTR), respectively …

The regulation of social recognition, social communication and aggression: vasopressin in the social behavior neural network

HE Albers - Hormones and behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
Neuropeptides in the arginine vasotocin/arginine vasopressin (AVT/AVP) family play a major
role in the regulation of social behavior by their actions in the brain. In mammals, AVP is …

Cross-talk among oxytocin and arginine-vasopressin receptors: Relevance for basic and clinical studies of the brain and periphery

Z Song, HE Albers - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2018 - Elsevier
Oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) act in the brain to regulate social
cognition/social behavior and in the periphery to influence a variety of physiological …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of social behavior by distinct vasopressin sources

N Rigney, GJ de Vries, A Petrulis - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The neuropeptide arginine-vasopressin (AVP) is well known for its peripheral effects on
blood pressure and antidiuresis. However, AVP also modulates various social and anxiety …

Quantitative mapping reveals age and sex differences in vasopressin, but not oxytocin, immunoreactivity in the rat social behavior neural network

BT DiBenedictis, ER Nussbaum… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The neuropeptides vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) have been implicated in the
regulation of numerous social behaviors in adult and juvenile animals. AVP and OT …

Social behavior functions and related anatomical characteristics of vasotocin/vasopressin systems in vertebrates

JL Goodson, AH Bass - Brain research reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide arginine vasotocin (AVT; non-mammals) and its mammalian homologue,
arginine vasopressin (AVP) influence a variety of sex-typical and species-specific behaviors …

Vasopressin and oxytocin receptor systems in the brain: sex differences and sex-specific regulation of social behavior

KM Dumais, AH Veenema - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2016 - Elsevier
The neuropeptides vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) and their receptors in the brain are
involved in the regulation of various social behaviors and have emerged as drug targets for …

Oxytocin and vasopressin in the human brain: social neuropeptides for translational medicine

A Meyer-Lindenberg, G Domes, P Kirsch… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
The neuropeptides oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are evolutionarily highly
conserved mediators in the regulation of complex social cognition and behaviour. Recent …

Oxytocin, vasopressin, and human social behavior

M Heinrichs, B von Dawans, G Domes - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2009 - Elsevier
There is substantial evidence from animal research indicating a key role of the
neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) in the regulation of complex …