Open AccessCerebrospinal Fluid Vasopressin Levels
Author(s) -
Emil F. Coccaro,
Richard J. Kavoussi,
Richard L. Hauger,
Thomas B. Cooper,
Craig F. Ferris
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.55.8.708
Subject(s) - aggression , vasopressin , serotonergic , impulsivity , psychology , fenfluramine , medicine , endocrinology , serotonin , prolactin , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , hormone , receptor
Animal studies suggest that central vasopressin plays a facilitatory role in aggressive behavior. To examine this possibility in humans, the relationship between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) arginine vasopressin (AVP) and indices of aggression and central serotonin system function was examined in personality-disordered subjects.
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