Vasopressin but Not Oxytocin Responds to Birth Stress in Infants

Vasopressin but Not Oxytocin Responds to Birth Stress in Infants

ContextBirth triggers a large fetal neuroendocrine response, which is more pronounced in infants born vaginally than in those born by elective cesarean section (ECS). The two related peptides arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) play an essential role in peripheral and central stress adaptat...

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Main Authors: Sara Fill Malfertheiner, Evelyn Bataiosu-Zimmer, Holger Michel, Sotirios Fouzas, Luca Bernasconi, Christoph Bührer, Sven Wellmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
antidiuretic hormone
copeptin
oxytocin
parturition
children
stress
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.718056/full

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