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Vasopressin and alcohol: a multifaceted relationship

2018; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 235; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s00213-018-5099-x

1432-2072

Kathryn M. Harper, Darin J. Knapp, Hugh E. Criswell, George R. Breese,

Electrolyte and hormonal disorders

Arginine vasopressin (VP) has been implicated in a number of neuropsychiatric disorders with an emphasis on situations where stress increased the severity of the disorder. Based on this hypothesized role for VP in neuropsychiatric disorders, much research is currently being undertaken in humans and animals to test VP as a target for treatment of a number of these disorders including alcohol abuse.