In gilts, genistein given by mouth raised the body's own plasma oxytocin concentration to almost twice that of the control group after artificial insemination.
In plain wordsIn pigs, genistein raised the body's own oxytocin in blood to almost twice the level of control pigs after insemination.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- IncreasePlasma oxytocin after artificial insemination
- Study
pig (gilt)n = 10
gilts during oestrus and artificial insemination- Comparator
- Control group
- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Reproductive and sexual health
Source sentences
Oxytocin concentrations were almost twice as high in the G-group as in C-group after the AI.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Genistein stimulated elevations of plasma oxytocin and prostaglandin E₂ concentrations and a pulsative pattern in prostaglandin F₂(α) concentration.
Ten gilts were fed a soya-free diet and fitted with jugular vein catheter through vena auricularis.
The gilts were randomly divided into two groups (G- and C-group) where the G-group was given pure genistein, 1 mg/kg body weight (BW) twice daily, per os.
This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.