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Science 4 May 1984:
Vol. 224. no. 4648, pp. 521 - 523
DOI: 10.1126/science.6538700
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Science, Vol 224, Issue 4648, 521-523
Copyright © 1984 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Vasopressin injected into the hypothalamus triggers a stereotypic behavior in golden hamsters

CF Ferris, HE Albers, SM Wesolowski, BD Goldman, and SE Luman

Microinjection of arginine vasopressin into the medial preoptic area of the hypothalamus of male and female golden hamsters triggered a complex, stereotypic behavior--flank marking--a type of scent marking used in olfactory communication. The flank marking was not elicited by saline, oxytocin, neurotensin, or angiotensin II. Vasopressin was ineffective when injected into other areas of the hypothalamus or into the lateral cerebroventricle.


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