1. Level of oxytocin prior to rugby and handball matches: An exploratory study among groups of Polish players
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Kociuba , Marek, Ignasiak, Zofia, Rokita, Andrzej, Cichy, Ireneusz, Dudkowski, Andrzej, Ściślak, Marcin, Kochan, Katarzyna, Sebastjan, Anna, Spinek, Anna, Lorek, Daria, Bogin, Barry, Chakraborty, Raja, Koziel, Slawomir, Kociuba , Marek - Military University of Technology, Department of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland, Ignasiak, Zofia - University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland, Rokita, Andrzej - University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland, Cichy, Ireneusz - University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland, Dudkowski, Andrzej - University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland, Ściślak, Marcin - University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland, Kochan, Katarzyna - University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland, Sebastjan, Anna - University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland, Spinek, Anna - Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Wroclaw, Poland, Lorek, Daria - Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Reproductive Immunology, Wroclaw, Poland, Bogin, Barry - Loughborough University, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough, Chakraborty, Raja - Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Department of Anthropology and Tribal Studies, Purulia, West Bengal, India, Koziel, Slawomir - Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Wroclaw, Poland, Kociuba , Marek - marekkociuba@wp.pl, Ignasiak, Zofia - zofia.ignasiak@awf.wroc.pl, Rokita, Andrzej - andrzej.rokita@awf.wroc.pl, Cichy, Ireneusz - ireneusz.cichy@awf.wroc.pl, Dudkowski, Andrzej - andrzej.dudkowski@awf.wroc.pl, Ściślak, Marcin - marcin.scislak@awf.wroc.pl, Kochan, Katarzyna - katarzyna.kochan@awf.wroc.pl, Sebastjan, Anna - anna.sebastjan@awf.wroc.pl, Spinek, Anna - anna.spinek@hirszfeld.pl, Lorek, Daria - daria.lorek@hirszfeld.pl, Bogin, Barry - B.A.Bogin@lboro.ac.uk, Chakraborty, Raja - rajanth2003@yahoo.co.uk, and Koziel, Slawomir - slawomir.koziel@hirszfeld.pl
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Health (social science) ,Anthropology ,oxytocin ,rugby ,sports ,handball ,competition - Abstract
The aim of the present exploratory study was to assess the changes in urinary oxytocin (OT) concentration during the period between five days before, and on the day of match, among rugby and handball players. Nine male rugby players with a mean age of 27.62 years (SD = 4.21) and 18 male handball players with a mean age of 17.03 years (SD = 0.57) participated. Urinary oxytocin level was measured by ELISA immunoassay as a ratio to the concentration of creatinine [mg/ml] measured through colorimetric detection. The relative level of OT to creatinine (OT/CRE) significantly differed between the type of player (rugby or handball) but not between times of measurements. Significant differences were only between OT/CRE level in a day of match in rugby players and in 5 days before match in handball players (p
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- 2023
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