Table 3. The mean concentrations of oxytocin and serotonin in horse blood plasma for different degrees of dominance in horses
Neurotransmitters | Degree of dominance |
Low (n = 9) | Medium (n = 17) | High (n = 3) |
OXT (pg/mL) | 47.86 ± 2.78 | 44.19 ± 1.76 | 38.89 ± 3.94 |
5-HT (ng/mL) | 98.81 ± 6.95a | 93.54 ± 3.97a | 58.96 ± 12.08b |
Means in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).