Advances in vasopressin and oxytocin from genes to behaviour to disease (Elsevier, 2008)
Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Neurohypophysial Hormones which took place in Regensburg, Germany, September 18-22, 2007
Includes bibliographical references and index
Vasopressin and oxytocin are the key hormones of the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system, and are well-known to be critically involved in antidiuresis, labor, and milk ejection. This book highlights the research on vasopressin and oxytocin, covering multiple biological aspects