Vasopressin mRNA Expression in Individual Magnocellular Neuroendocrine Cells of the Supraoptic and Paraventricular Nucleus in Response to Water Deprivation

Vasopressin neuroendocrine function involves the regulation of both secretion and synthesis from magnocellular neuroendocrine cells but the coordination of these two processes is poorly understood. To explore the temporal relationship between physiological stimulation and vasopressin mRNA levels we measured vasopressin mRNA content within individual magnocellular neurons of the supraoptic and para…