Intranasal administration of arginine vasopressin (10 microg/kg) to albino rat pups had a strong nootropic effect during training with positive and negative reinforcement. This effect was different in animals of various age groups: training with positive reinforcement was improved in "adolescent" rats and pubertal animals, while during training with negative reinforcement, the nootropic effect of the peptide was more prolonged and persisted also in adult animals.
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J Vet Intern Med
January 2025
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Background: The pathophysiology of polyuria and polydipsia secondary to exogenous glucocorticoid excess is incompletely understood.
Objective: Investigate plasma AVP (pAVP) and serum CoP (sCoP) concentrations in healthy dogs before, during, and after abrupt discontinuation of a long-term course of orally administered prednisolone.
Animals: Eight healthy neutered young adult research Beagles.
BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Biochemistry, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, UK.
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January 2025
Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, IR-SANT PAU, CIBERER-U747 ISCIII, ENDO-ERN, Barcelona, Spain.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada; Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada; RECITAL International Partnership Lab, Université de Caen-Normandie, Caen, France & Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada. Electronic address:
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December 2024
Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Arginine vasopressin (AVP) plays a crucial role in various physiological processes including water reabsorption, cardiovascular homeostasis, hormone secretion, and social behavior. AVP acts through three distinct receptor subtypes, i.e.
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