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Sensitive parenting is associated with plasma oxytocin and polymorphisms in the OXTR and CD38 genes.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Aug 2012
Feldman Ruth, Zagoory-Sharon Orna, Weisman Omri, Schneiderman Inna, Gordon Ilanit, Maoz Rina, Shalev Idan, Ebstein Richard P
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BACKGROUND: Research in mammals has demonstrated the involvement of oxytocin (OT) in social bond formation; yet, its role in human bonding remains unclear. Plasma OT has been used as a proxy for central activity and studies indicate its association with human affiliative behaviors. Molecular genetic studies also reveal a role for OT neuropathways in shaping the social brain. However, the links between peripheral...
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