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Flank marking behavior is observed soon after the onset of grooming, and usually within two minutes of the microinjection.
However, uncoordinated movements, somnolence, or poor grooming, as is seen in PTCH animals developing tumors, were never observed.
Vasopressin is a neurotransmitter released centrally to affect various behaviors, e.g. arousal [ 7 ] , temperature regulation [ 8 9 ] , aggression [ 10 11 ] , memory [ 12 ] and grooming [ 13 ] . However, the ability of centrally acting AVP to induce intense stereotyped behaviors [ 1 14 ] raises the possibility that this neuropeptide may be associated with the induction of compulsive behaviors in humans.
The second conclusion is related to observations on grooming.
In the present experiments, AVP-induced grooming and flank marking behaviors were tested in hamsters exposed to chronic treatment with psychotropic drugs shown in preclinical and clinical studies to be effective in the treatment of OCD [ 20 28 ] . The results show differential responsiveness to these treatments.