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oxytocin in serum/plasma
Clinical significance:
- oxytocin plasma levels vary by genetic polymorphisms
- higher levels are associated with better social functioning in both autistic & normal children [1]
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oxytocin (isoleucyl/leucyl vasopressin)
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oxytocin in body fluid
References
- Geller B
Does Oxytocin Improve Autism?
Physician's First Watch, Nov 16, 2015
David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief
Massachusetts Medical Society
http://www.jwatch.org
- Parker KJ, Garner JP, Libove RA et al
Plasma oxytocin concentrations and OXTR polymorphisms predict
social impairments in children with and without autism spectrum
disorder.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Aug 19;111(33):12258-63
PMID: 25092315