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Vasopressin - pituitary neurohormone, in addition to the essential role of which is to regulate blood pressure and affecting the body's water balance, it is involved in other processes such as social behaviour, memory processes and learning. It also plays an important role in modulating anxiety. This hormone seems indispensable for the creation of proper social interactions, and its low plasma levels...
Intestinal bacteria and the microbiota-brain-intestin axis have been the subject of intense research in the last decade. Until recently, it seemed unlikely to combine fecal microflora with mood disorders. The growing amount of animal research shows that one of the etiological factors of mood disorders may be irregularities in this area. Evidence indicates the existence of an extremely important two-way...