1. The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) 574 1.1. Control of glucocorticoid levels
during stress 577 1.2. The diurnal rhythm of HPA activity 579 2. Roles of corticotropin …

Publisher Summary Vasopressin and oxytocin projections may be involved in the regulation
of autonomic activity, and the paraventricular nuclei (PVN) sends vasopressin and oxytocin …

The distribution of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)-immunoreactive cells and fibers has
been examined in the brains of normal adult rats, and in the brains of animals that had been …

Experiments using two retrogradely transported fluorescent dyes (bisbenzimide‐true blue,
and Evans blue‐granular blue) were performed in order to determine whether the same or …

Abstract 'Believing that the nervous system is something more than a mere system of
conducting paths, I formed the hypothesis that nerve cells are true secreting cells, and act …

Abstract The cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important mediator of inflammatory and
immune responses in the periphery. IL-6 is produced in the periphery and acts systemically …

The hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) is the major peptidergic neurosecretory
system through which the brain controls peripheral physiology. The hormones vasopressin …

A detailed description is given of the distribution of vasopressin‐immunoreactive structures
in the brain of intact adult male rats. By application of a modified immunocytochemical …

The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin (OT), which is evolutionarily conserved among
different species throughout the animal kingdom, is a key modulator of a variety of socio …

To clarify the anatomical organization that allows for the synergy of vasopressin and
oxytocin with corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in promoting adrenocorticotropic hormone …