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. 2020 Jul:140:109785.
doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109785. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Oxytocin as a potential defence against Covid-19?

Amélie Soumier  1 , Angela Sirigu  1
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Oxytocin as a potential defence against Covid-19?

Amélie Soumier et al. Med Hypotheses. 2020 Jul.
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