Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Hormones and Behavior

• Publication date

  2016-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.11.011PMID 26643557PMCID PMC4768463
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