2002
Effects of Emotion on Oxytocin, Prolactin, and ACTH in Women
Turner R, Altemus M, Yip D, Kupferman E, Fletcher D, Bostrom A, Lyons D, Amico J. Effects of Emotion on Oxytocin, Prolactin, and ACTH in Women. Stress 2002, 5: 269-276. PMID: 12475731, DOI: 10.1080/1025389021000037586-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative emotion inductionEmotion inductionNegative emotionsAttachment-related emotionsPositive emotion inductionEffects of emotionPositive emotionsSad emotionsHuman attachmentNon-human mammalsPlasma oxytocin levelsEmotionsInterpersonal relationshipsOxytocin levelsPlasma oxytocinPrevious researchOxytocinDegree of changeResearchParticipantsFemale volunteersUniversity communityAttachmentFindingsRelationship
1999
Preliminary Research on Plasma Oxytocin in Normal Cycling Women: Investigating Emotion and Interpersonal Distress
Turner R, Altemus M, Enos T, Cooper B, McGuinness T. Preliminary Research on Plasma Oxytocin in Normal Cycling Women: Investigating Emotion and Interpersonal Distress. Psychiatry 1999, 62: 97-113. PMID: 10420425, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.1999.11024859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxytocin levelsPositive emotionsImagery tasksInterpersonal problemsInterpersonal distressInterpersonal characteristicsPositive social contactAdult pair bondsPlasma oxytocinEmotional stimuliSad emotionsSocial stimuliNegative emotionsIndividual differencesLower anxietyEmotionsCouple relationshipsNeurohormone oxytocinNonhuman mammalsSocial contactMaternal behaviorDistressStimuliOxytocinTask
1994
Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Neurochemistry During Treatment of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder With Clomipramine
Altemus M, Swedo S, Leonard H, Richter D, Rubinow D, Potter W, Rapoport J. Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Neurochemistry During Treatment of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder With Clomipramine. JAMA Psychiatry 1994, 51: 794-803. PMID: 7524463, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950100042004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorticotropin-releasing hormoneLong-term treatmentObsessive-compulsive disorderCSF levelsHomovanillic acidCSF monoamine metabolite levelsCentral administrationCerebrospinal fluid levelsSignificant decreaseCSF homovanillic acidMonoamine metabolite levelsCerebrospinal fluid neurochemistryCSF oxytocin levelsOpposite behavioral effectsPharmacologic treatmentSomatostatin levelsMonoamine metabolitesPathophysiologic processesFluid levelsBehavioral effectsOxytocin levelsClomipramine hydrochlorideMetabolite levelsDisordersVasopressin