Effects of Human-Animal Interaction on Dog Salivary and Plasma Oxytocin and Vasopressin
E. MacLean, L. Gesquiere, N. Gee, K. Levy, W. L. Martin, C. S. Carter
This study examines how affiliative human-animal interaction affects salivary and plasma oxytocin and vasopressin levels in dogs, finding significant increases in salivary oxytocin and decreases in plasma vasopressin during interaction.
Frontiers in Psychology · Sep 20, 2017Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition