Oxytocin and Vasopressin: Powerful Regulators of Social Behavior

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  The Neuroscientist

• Publication date

  2017-05-11

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1177/1073858417708284PMID 28492104
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