Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Animals have long been considered the best friends of man, but as it turns out, the degree of empathy towards them is ontogenic variable. So far there have been studies showing the influence of mutations in the oxytocin gene on our level of empathy.Method: It was decided to check if hormonal factors have the influence on our relations with animals. For this purpose, patients treated in our department of endocrinology were examined. The stud...