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Social approach behaviors in oxytocin knockout mice: comparison of two independent lines tested in different laboratory environments.
Neuropeptides - 1 Jun 2007
Crawley Jacqueline N, Chen Thomas, Puri Amit, Washburn Richard, Sullivan Timothy L, Hill Joanna M, Young Nancy B, Nadler Jessica J, Moy Sheryl S, Young Larry J, Caldwell Heather K, Young W Scott
Abstract excerpt
Oxytocin mediates social affiliation behaviors and social memory in rodents. It has been suggested that disruptions in oxytocin contribute to the deficits in reciprocal social interactions that characterize autism. The present experiments employed a new social approach task for mice which is desi...
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