In arterial bioassays of guinea-pig brain extract, oxytocin concentrations were insufficient to account for the observed vascular effects.
In plain wordsIn lab tests, oxytocin in the brain extract was insufficient to explain its vascular effects.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- Not applicableOxytocin contribution to extract vascular effects
- Study
guinea pign: not reported in source
Guinea-pig brain extract; arterial-strip species not reported- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Cardiovascular
Source sentences
Bioassays on strips of arteries, uterus and portal vein indicated that the extract did not contain sufficient concentrations of norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, prostaglandins, angiotensin II, oxytocin or the Na,K-ATPase inhibitor to account for the observed vascular effects.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
An acid-acetone extract of guinea pig brain inhibited Na,K-ATPase derived from canine kidney and evoked responses in arterial strips similar to those produced by ouabain.
In this study, Oxytocin was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Oxytocin.