Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …

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 …

Abstract In May 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated its intent to “require
applicants to consider sex as a biological variable (SABV) in the design and analysis of NIH …

In this review, we consider the ways in which vasopressin and oxytocin have been
measured since their first discovery. Two different ways of measuring oxytocin in widespread …

Background The major gene mutated in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease was
first identified over 20years ago, yet its function remains poorly understood. We have used a …

All physiological events in living organisms originated as specific chemical/biochemical
signals on the cell surface and transmitted into the cytoplasm. This signal is translated within …

The primary cilium projects from the surface of most vertebrate cells, where it senses
extracellular signals to regulate diverse cellular processes during tissue development and …

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a hereditary or acquired condition which disrupts normal life of
persons with the condition; disruption is due to increased thirst and passing of large volumes …

Most writing on sexual differentiation of the mammalian brain (including our own) considers
just two organs: the gonads and the brain. This perspective, which leaves out all other body …

The vasopressin–cAMP–osmolality axis is abnormal in autosomal dominant polycystic
kidney disease (ADPKD). In the Tolvaptan Efficacy and Safety in Management of Autosomal …