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Study · Measured the body's own peptide · 1988

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Expression of the vasopressin and oxytocin genes in rats occurs in mutually exclusive sets of hypothalamic neurons.

Mohr E, Bahnsen U, Kiessling C, Richter D

FEBS letters1 Dec 1988Cited by 86 (Europe PMC)

PMID3203740 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/0014-5793(88)81003-2 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-03203740
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Summary

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Results from this study2

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Natural levels measured2

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  1. 01AnimalEndogenous levelAnimal study (in vivo)Mechanism

    In salt-loaded rats, upregulation of oxytocin gene transcription was restricted to oxytocinergic cells.

    In plain wordsIn salt-loaded rats, the body's own oxytocin gene was switched up only in oxytocin-making cells.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseOxytocin gene transcription in oxytocinergic cells under salt loading
    Study

    Ratn: not reported in source

    Hypothalamic sections of salt-loaded rats
    Outcome group
    Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The results demonstrate that upregulation of oxytocin gene transcription is restricted solely to oxytocinergic cells
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Biotinylated and [alpha-35S]CTP labelled antisense cRNA probes specific for either vasopressin or oxytocin mRNA were constructed and hybridized to hypothalamic sections from salt-loaded rats.

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

  2. 02AnimalEndogenous levelAnimal study (in vivo)Mechanism

    In salt-loaded rats, no oxytocin gene transcripts were detected in vasopressinergic neurons.

    In plain wordsIn salt-loaded rats, no copies of the body's own oxytocin gene message were found in vasopressin-making neurons.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeOxytocin gene transcripts in vasopressinergic neurons
    Study

    Ratn: not reported in source

    Hypothalamic sections of salt-loaded rats
    Outcome group
    Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    no oxytocin gene transcripts can be detected in vasopressinergic neurons.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Biotinylated and [alpha-35S]CTP labelled antisense cRNA probes specific for either vasopressin or oxytocin mRNA were constructed and hybridized to hypothalamic sections from salt-loaded rats.

    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, 02:52 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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