Brain oxytocin: a key regulator of emotional and social behaviours in both females and males.

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Published in J Neuroendocrinol on June 01, 2008

Authors

I D Neumann1

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1: Department of Behavioural and Molecular Neuroendocrinology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. inga.neumann@biologie.uni-regensburg.de

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