This type of diabetes insipidus is referred to here as neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus. The syndrome can also result from resistance to the antidiuretic effects of vasopressin on the kidney ...

Autosomal dominant familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus (adFNDI) is caused by postnatal arginine vasopressin (AVP) deficiency resulting from mutations in the AVP gene encoding the AVP pre ...

The same neurohypophyseal hormone, oxytocin, is responsible for both the physiological and behavioral changes, but the site of action is different. OT within the brain has marked behavioral impact ...