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. 1989 Aug;86(16):6408–6411. doi: 10.1073/pnas.86.16.6408

Central vasopressin infusion prevents hibernation in the European hamster (Cricetus cricetus).

M L Hermes 1, R M Buijs 1, M Masson-Pévet 1, T P van der Woude 1, P Pévet 1, R Brenklé 1, R Kirsch 1
PMCID: PMC297849  PMID: 2762331

Abstract

The amount of immunocytochemically detectable vasopressin in the brain of the European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) shows a seasonal variation; i.e., dense vasopressin immunoreactivity is present in the lateral septum during summer but is absent in autumn and winter [Buijs, R. M., Pévet, P., Masson-Pévet, M., Pool, C. W., De Vries, G. J., Canguilhem, B. & Vivien-Roels, B. (1986) Brain Res. 371, 193-196]. In the winter period the European hamster hibernates. Since vasopressin in the lateral septum is known to be involved in the control of body temperature, we investigated whether infusion of vasopressin in the lateral septum during autumn-winter could influence hypothermic patterns normally seen in hibernating animals. Hamsters whose lateral septum was infused with vasopressin showed almost no periods of hypothermia, whereas hamsters treated with control infusions displayed a normal hibernation pattern. The results indicate that persistence of vasopressin release in the lateral septum of the European hamster during winter can prevent hibernation.

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