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Research article summary:
Tactile stimulus and neurohormonal response: a pilot study.
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The effects of tactile stimuli on plasma oxytocin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) were investigated in 21 volunteers exposed to massage. Blood samples for basal values were drawn immediately before and immediately after finishing the massage. A third sample was ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2003Jun
in Journal: Int J Neurosci
(Language : eng)
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2003 Jun;113(6):787-93
Tactile stimulus and neurohormonal response: a pilot study.
Wikström S, Gunnarsson T, Nordin C
Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Division of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. svewi@inr.liu.se
The effects of tactile stimuli on plasma oxytocin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) were investigated in 21 volunteers exposed to massage. Blood samples for basal values were drawn immediately before and immediately after finishing the massage. A third sample was drawn after 60 min of restricted rest. On focusing on the difference between oxytocin concentrations before and immediately after massage, we found a sex difference. An opposite sex difference was found for NPY. The results imply that there might be sex-related difference in neurohormonal response to tactile stimuli such as in massage, and the results contradict those of previously reported animal experiments.
PMID : 12775343 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| S | Wikström | S |
| T | Gunnarsson | T |
| C | Nordin | C |
Affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Division of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. svewi@inr.liu.se
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- Interpersonal Relations
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- Massage - psychology
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