Arginine Vasotocin, the Social Neuropeptide of Amphibians and Reptiles

Arginine vasotocin (AVT) is the non-mammalian homolog of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and, like vasopressin, serves as an important modulator of social behavior in addition to its peripheral functions related to osmoregulation, reproductive physiology, and stress hormone release. In amphibians and rep...

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Main Authors: Walter Wilczynski, Maricel Quispe, Matías I. Muñoz, Mario Penna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2017.00186/full