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. 2016 Aug 16;6:31693. doi: 10.1038/srep31693

Figure 2. Effect of reducing and alkylation on oxytocin measurement in plasma.

Figure 2

(A) OT binds to plasma/serum proteins, and co-precipitate during sample preparation, resulting in poor detection. (B) Reduction and alkylation breaks OT binding to plasma/serum proteins, preventing loss of oxytocin during sample preparation, resulting in ample detection.