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For example, chronic treatment with fluoxetine decreases the release of AVP from rat hypothalamic organ cultures [ 36 ] . This finding is particularly noteworthy since alterations in AVP levels in the cerebrospinal fluid have been correlated with occurrences of OCD [ 15 16 ] . The occurrence of OCD has also been correlated with increased levels of oxytocin, a neuropeptide closely related to AVP [ 37 ] . In golden hamsters, the elevation of serotonin in the anterior hypothalamus following fluoxetine treatment can inhibit the activity of the AVP system related to aggressive behavior [ 10 11 ] . The ability of microinjected AVP in the anterior hypothalamus to enhance aggressive behavior in golden hamsters is blocked by fluoxetine treatment and serotonin 5HT 1A receptor agonists [ 10 ] . The present data include AVP-stimulated flank marking in the list of behaviors suppressed by fluoxetine treatment.
Brains were rapidly removed and the cerebral cortex, basal forebrain, and hypothalamus were dissected.
C57/B6 mice were used to obtain tissue from hypothalamus, adult retina and outer nuclear layer.
It is more difficult to rule out heterogeneous dissection as a variable in the differences seen in the hypothalamus libraries, particularly as tissue dissections were carried out by different investigators.
As shown in Figure 2, mNoc mRNA is expressed in tissue from the mid-brain, which contains the hypothalamus including the suprachiasmatic nucleus.