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We did not attempt a comprehensive literature survey for each gene, but support was readily found for the hippocampus enrichment of copine 6 [ 13], neuropeptide Y receptor Y2 [ 14], Atonal 2 [ 15], and kallikrein 8 (neuropsin) [ 16].
Classical neurotransmitter receptors such as muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR), adrenergic, dopaminergic, serotoninergic as well as neuropeptide receptors belong to this family ( 1).
POMC is a hypothalamic neuropeptide, and a target for leptin.
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.
These include somatostatin, protachykinin, beta-tachykinin, neuropeptide Y (NPY), neurokinin B, and nociceptin.
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