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Electric footshocks differentially affect plasma and spinal cord vasopressin and oxytocin levels.

Crine AF, Buijs RM

Peptides1 Mar 1987Cited by 9 (Europe PMC)

PMID3588344 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/0196-9781(87)90097-0 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-03588344
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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)Other

    In rats, three minutes of repeated electric footshocks raised basal plasma oxytocin about 10-fold.

    In plain wordsIn rats, repeated footshocks raised the body's own oxytocin in blood about 10-fold.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseBasal plasma oxytocin after repeated footshocks
    Study

    ratn: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Undisturbed controls
    Outcome group
    Stress hormones · Endocrine and hormones

    Measurements

    Plasma OXT fold increase
    ≈ 10 fold
    footshock rats

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Rats exposed for three minutes to repeated electric footshocks showed an approximate 10-fold increase of basal plasma vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OXT) levels.

    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)Other

    In rats, spinal cord oxytocin content did not change after repeated footshocks compared with undisturbed controls.

    In plain wordsIn rats, the body's own oxytocin in the spinal cord did not change after footshocks compared with undisturbed rats.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeSpinal cord oxytocin content after footshocks
    Study

    ratn: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Undisturbed controls
    Outcome group
    Stress hormones · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In contrast, spinal AVP and OXT contents measured in the same rats remained unchanged when compared to undisturbed controls.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Rats exposed for three minutes to repeated electric footshocks

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

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Version history

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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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