Time course of c-fos, vasopressin and oxytocin mRNA expression in the hypothalamus following long-term dehydration.

1. This study presents a time course analysis of the messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of c-fos, vasopressin (VP), and oxytocin (OT) in the paraventricular (PVN) and supraoptic nucleus (SON), following acute and chronic dehydration by water deprivation. 2.