Hormonal control in a state of decreased activation: potentiation of arginine vasopressin secretion.
Physiology and Behavior October 1, 1985 J. P. O'Halloran, R. Jevning, A. Wilson et al.
Behaviorally induced stress is associated with increased arginine vasopressin (AVP) secretion. In this report we describe a phasic conditioned response of AVP secretion yielding 2.6-7.1 times normal plasma concentration of this hormone in association with a physiological state of decreased activation, that associated with the mental technique of "transcendental meditation" (TM) in long-term...