Endocrinology
Effects of estrogen on V1a expression characterized in preoptic area
Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 12th, 2004
"The preovulatory luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in female rats is dependent upon signals from the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the site of a dominant circadian pacemaker," scientists in England explained. "Various lines of evidence indicate that arginine-vasopressin (AVP)-containing projections from the SCN to the preoptic area (POA) contribute to the production of the surge of LH-releasing hormone (LHRH)."
"These actions may be mediated by V1a because the transcript for this AVP receptor subtype is predominant within the POA...
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