This amazing research abstract is almost too hot to handle.

Perhaps there are other explanations but the research below appears to me to
strongly support the theory that rape is a genetic adaptation. It suggests
to me that rape is a crime against the modern mind, and against the modern
mind only.

-gts


Title
Unexpected changes in urinary catecholamines and vanillylmandelic acid
following rape assault.
Author
Ende N ; Gertner SB ; Socha B
Address
Department of Pathology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103-2757.
Source
Horm Behav, 24(1):62-70 1990 Mar
Abstract
Although psychological changes are recognized to occur in rape assault
survivors there is no information on the biochemical changes in these
victims. This study compares urinary catecholamines and metabolites in 17
rape victims to two female control groups (one of which engaged in normal
sexual intercourse and the other did not). We found, in the rape victims,
unexpected changes in the excretion pattern of catecholamines and
metabolites as compared to the various control groups. The most significant
difference was the dramatic increase in urinary conjugated dopamine (P less
than 0.01) in the rape victims which remained elevated for over 24 hr.
Urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) rose significantly in rape assault
victims when compared to the normal control group. The VMA levels in rape
victims were significantly lower, however, than in the women who had
undergone (normal) sexual intercourse (P less than 0.01). Urinary free
epinephrine showed a marked decline and remained depressed for over 24 hr in
the rape assault victims (P less than 0.01) compared to normal controls.
Some possible reasons for these patterns in catecholamines and metabolite
excretion are suggested. These changes may be of importance in the
poststress syndrome that occurs following the rape assault. In summary, a
different profile of catecholamine and metabolite excretion patterns was
found in rape compared to normal sexual intercourse. The enhanced dopamine
excretion is contrary to the expected change of enhanced epinephrine
secretion in severe stress.
Language
Eng
Unique Identifier
90228935


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