Oxytocin Receptor Cells (IMAGE)

Louisiana State University

Oxytocin Receptor Cells

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A Louisiana State University biologist and his students have discovered a group of cells that are activated by oxytocin in one area of female mouse brains that are not present in the same area in male mouse brains.

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Ryoichi Teruyama, LSU

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