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Study · Randomized controlled trial · n = 19 · 2007

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Sensitivity to intranasal oxytocin in adult men with early parental separation.

Meinlschmidt G, Heim C

Biological psychiatry4 Dec 2006Cited by 144 (Europe PMC)

PMID17141739 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.09.007 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-17141739
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  1. 01HumanRandomized controlled trialOther

    In men with early parental separation, intranasal oxytocin led to attenuated cortisol decreases compared with control men, relative to placebo.

    In plain wordsIn men who lost a parent early, oxytocin lowered cortisol less than in control men, relative to placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    MixedSalivary cortisol response to intranasal oxytocin
    Study

    n = 19

    Comparator
    Placebo condition; control men without early parental separation
    Outcome group
    Stress hormones · Endocrine and hormones
    Studied dose
    24 IU · intranasalAs given in this study (human).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Relative to placebo, intranasal OT resulted in attenuated cortisol decreases in EPS subjects compared with control subjects.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Salivary cortisol concentrations were measured in 9 healthy men with EPS and 10 control subjects before and after double-blind intranasal administration of placebo and OT (24 IU Syntocinon).

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:49 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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