Table 2 Oxytocin values in different species in saliva (in case of various references, the values in the table indicate the lower and upper limits described in the references).
From: Oxytocin measurements in saliva: an analytical perspective
Species | Salivary concentration | Sample processing | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Human | 1.80–7.60 pg/ml | Extracted and concentrated | |
1.5-51.05 pg/ml | Non-extracted and concentrated | ||
500–1200 pg/ml | Reduction-alkylation | [83] | |
Dog | 27–418 pg/ml | Extracted | |
100–5000 pg/ml | Non-extracted | ||
100–400 pg/ml | Reduction-alkylation | [68] | |
Cattle | 0-3000 pg/ml | Non-extracted | [85] |
0-700 pg/ml | Reduction-alkykation | ||
20–550 pg/ml | Extracted | [69] | |
Pig | 129.6-814.2 pg/ml | Extracted | |
718.4–2140.0 pg/ml | Non-extracted | ||
0-2500 pg/ml | Reduction-alkylation | [43] | |
Goat | 100–1000 pg/ml | Non-extracted | [69] |