Variation in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) is associated with pair-bonding and social behavior

BACKGROUND: In specific vole and primate species the neuropeptide Oxytocin (OT) plays a central role in the regulation of pair-bonding behavior. Here we investigate to what extent genetic variants in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) are associated with pair-bonding and related social behaviors in h...

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Main Authors: Walum, Hasse, Lichtenstein, Paul, Neiderhiser, Jenae M., Reiss, David, Ganiban, Jody M., Spotts, Erica L., Pedersen, Nancy L., Anckarsäter, Henrik, Larsson, Henrik, Westberg, Lars
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266986/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22015110
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.09.002
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