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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-3
pubmed:abstractText
The mammalian suprachiasmatic nucleus is the site of the circadian rhythm generator. The degrees of expression there of several neuropeptides, including vasopressin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, follow a diurnal rhythm. The vasopressin V1a receptor, whose activation results in phosphoinositol hydrolysis and mobilization of intracellular calcium, is expressed in this nucleus. This study used double simultaneous hybridization histochemistry to show that V1a receptor transcripts are present in both vasopressin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide neurons and that their levels follow a diurnal rhythm. Furthermore, the expression of the V1a receptor is 12 h out of phase from that of vasopressin. However, the receptor's diurnal rhythm is still maintained in the vasopressin-deficient Brattleboro rat, indicating that the V1a receptor's rhythm is independent of any vasopressin feedback.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
133
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
585-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
The diurnal rhythm in vasopressin V1a receptor expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus is not dependent on vasopressin.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article