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. 2023 Feb 21:14:100178.
doi: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2023.100178. eCollection 2023 May.

Is oxytocin receptor signaling really dispensable for social attachment?

Joshua S Danoff  1 , Emma A Whelan  1 , Jessica J Connelly  1
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Is oxytocin receptor signaling really dispensable for social attachment?

Joshua S Danoff et al. Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol. .
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