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Science 25 June 1982:
Vol. 216. no. 4553, pp. 1416 - 1418
DOI: 10.1126/science.7201163
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Science, Vol 216, Issue 4553, 1416-1418
Copyright © 1982 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Oxytocin, vasopressin, and estrogen-stimulated neurophysin: daily patterns of concentration in cerebrospinal fluid

MJ Perlow, SM Reppert, HA Artman, DA Fisher, SM Self, and AG Robinson

The concentrations of oxytocin, arginine vasopressin, and estrogen stimulated neurophysin in cerebrospinal fluid of monkeys showed a daily fluctuation with high concentrations occurring during the light period. The patterns of oxytocin and estrogen-stimulated neurophysin in the cerebrospinal fluid were not observed in the plasma nor were they altered after the administration of a dose of estradiol that increased concentrations of estrogen-stimulated neurophysin in plasma. The disassociation between these cerebrospinal fluid and plasma patterns and values suggests that the secretory activity of neurons that release estrogen-stimulated neurophysin and oxytocin into the cerebrospinal fluid is controlled by mechanisms different from those that control their release into the plasma.


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