In rats, oxytocinergic cells of the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei took part in the response to isotonic blood volume expansion.
In plain wordsIn rats, the body's own oxytocin cells in the hypothalamus took part in the response to extra blood volume.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- Direction not reportedParticipation of oxytocinergic cells in response to blood volume expansion
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Isotonic blood volume expansion- Comparator
- Sham
- Outcome group
- Endogenous peptide levels · Cardiovascular
Source sentences
The results demonstrate the participation of specific paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus groups of cells (oxytocinergic-vasopressinergic), serotoninergic dorsal raphe nucleus cells and catecholaminergic A1/A2/A6 groups (in the caudal ventrolateral medulla, nucleus of the solitary tract and locus…
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In order to establish the involvement of particular neurochemical brain groups in the response to blood volume expansion, we analyzed Fos-labeling in combination with immunolabeling for serotonin, tyrosine hydroxylase, vasopressin and oxytocin, 90 min after a sham or i.v. isotonic blood volume expan…
This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.