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Immunocytochemical evidence for the presence of "mammalian" neurohormonal peptides in neurones of the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium dendriticum.

Gustafsson MK, Lehtonen MA, Sundler F

Cell and tissue research1 Jan 1986Cited by 50 (Europe PMC)

PMID3080246 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1007/bf00221850 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-03080246
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Summary

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Results from this study1

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Natural levels measured1

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  1. 01AnimalEndogenous levelOther designOther

    Oxytocin-like immunoreactivity was demonstrated by immunocytochemistry in the nervous system of the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium dendriticum.

    In plain wordsIn a tapeworm, lab staining found a signal for natural oxytocin-like material in its nerve cells.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    Not applicableOxytocin immunoreactivity in the tapeworm nervous system
    Study

    Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (tapeworm)n: not reported in source

    tapeworm nervous system tissue
    Outcome group
    Endogenous peptide levels · Nervous system and cognition

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In the nervous system of the obligatory endoparasite Diphyllobothrium dendriticum immunoreactivity (IR) to growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF), peptide histidine isoleucine (PHI), bovine pancreatic polypeptide (BPP), gastrin, gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP), oxytocin, FMRFamide (FMRF) and serotoni…

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 20:03 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:54 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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