Estrogen receptor β and oxytocin interact to modulate anxiety-like behavior and neuroendocrine stress reactivity in adult male and female rats.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Physiology and Behavior

• Publication date

  2014-04-22

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.004PMID 24631553PMCID PMC5802969
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