Changes in the Arginine‐Vasopressin Immunoreactive Systems in Male Mice Lacking a Functional Aromatase Gene

Plumari, L.; Viglietti‐Panzica, C.; Allieri, F.; Honda, S.; Harada, N.; Absil, P.; Balthazart, J.; Panzica, G. C.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2826.2002.00866.x

Changes in the Arginine‐Vasopressin Immunoreactive Systems in Male Mice Lacking a Functional Aromatase Gene

In male rodents, the arginine-vasopressin-immunoreactive (AVP-ir) neurones of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) and medial amygdala are controlled by plasma testosterone levels (decreased after castration and restored by exogenous testosterone). AVP transcription in these nuclei is i…