Short-Term Interaction between Dogs and Their Owners: Effects on Oxytocin, Cortisol, Insulin and Heart Rate--An Exploratory Study.

The aim of this exploratory study was to determine heart rate and the levels of oxytocin, cortisol, and insulin in dogs and their owners in response to a short-term interaction. In addition, the dogs' behavior was studied. The owners' responses were compared with those obtained from a control group....

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Publicado en:	Anthrozoös Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 301 - 316
Autores principales:	Handlin, Linda, Hydbring-Sandberg, Eva, Nilsson, Anne, Ejdebäck, Mikael, Jansson, Anna, Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2011
Materias:	Human-animal relationships Pets Animal experimentation Dogs Heart beat Hydrocortisone Insulin Oxytocin T-test (Statistics) Time
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