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Abstract
The relative role of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) in mediating serotonin-induced ACTH secretion was studied using the serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine. Fluoxetine caused a significant increase in ACTH and AVP concentrations in peripheral plasma as well as a significant increase in CRF and AVP concentrations in hypophysial portal plasma. The data suggest that increased secretion of ACTH induced by fluoxetine is mediated, at least in part, by an increase in the hypothalamic secretion of both CRF and AVP.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6317143 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(83)91189-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252