Oxytocin was found in all mammals, but oxytocin was found in monkeys is different.
The term puppy love is often used to describe the love of teenagers who are not serious. But apparently even a monkey could love. The scientists managed to find love in monkeys hormone called oxytocin. Called the love hormone oxytocin plays for regulating the activity of reproductive organs and social behavior, such as ties between groups, mother and child.
Oxytocin was found in all mammals, but oxytocin was found in monkeys is different. Researchers said the difference was due to genes responsible for hormone production is also different.
Karen Parker, researchers from Stanford University who was involved the research, said this discovery is the first time that oxytocin was found different in the studied mammals.
"orthodox view says, all mammals have the same oxytocin," he said.
The discovery of this hormone occurs when Karen and her colleagues are working to study the monkeys in the laboratory. They experienced difficulties when trying to measure the levels of oxytocin. After performing genetic analysis, they know that the gene responsible for the production of oxytocin in different monkeys.
This research has been published in the journal Biology Letters, Tuesday (15/32011) yesterday. Parker said he and his team will continue to study the activity of oxytocin is to compare its effects with oxytocin are known so far.
Oxytocin itself is a hormone produced in the brain called putuitari gland. Once produced, hormone spread through the body's circulatory system, particularly toward the target organ.
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