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Psychopharmacology and ethnicity: A comparative study on Senegalese and Italian men.

Marazziti D, Stahl SM, Simoncini M, Baroni S, Mucci F, Palego L, Betti L, Massimetti G, Giannaccini G, Dell'Osso L

The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry23 Apr 2019Cited by 1 (Europe PMC)

PMID31012797 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1080/15622975.2019.1583373 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-31012797
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Results from this study1

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Natural levels measured1

These results measure the body's own peptide. Nobody was given the peptide. They are not evidence about taking it. They are left out of key results, evidence counts and charts.

  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    Plasma oxytocin levels were higher in 20 Senegalese men than in 20 Italian men.

    In plain wordsThe body's own oxytocin level in the blood was higher in Senegalese men than in Italian men.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreasePlasma oxytocin level, Senegalese versus Italian men
    Study

    n = 40

    Comparator
    Italian men
    Outcome group
    Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones

    Measurements

    Plasma OT
    18.08 pg/ml
    Senegalese men
    Plasma OT
    6.62 pg/ml
    Italian men

    Source sentences

    Summary
    as well as more elevated plasma OT levels (pg/ml, mean ± SD) (OT: 18.08 ± 4.46 vs 6.62 ± 2.91) than Italian men.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    The present study aimed to compare the platelet SERT, through the specific [3H]paroxetine ([3H]Par) binding, and plasma oxytocin (OT) levels in 20 Senegalese and in 20 Italian men.

    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, 00:50 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:50 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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