Selective deletion of the oxytocin gene remodels the number and shape of dendritic spines in the medial amygdala of males with and without sexual experience.

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Neuroscience Letters

• Publication date

  2017-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.08.075PMID 28889007
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