An investigation of plasma and salivary oxytocin responses in breast- and formula-feeding mothers of infants

Psychophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 625-632

  Grewen, Karen M ^a   Davenport, Russell E ^a   Light, Kathleen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Oxytocin; Salivary oxytocin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; OXYTOCIN; SALIVA;

EID: 77953393518     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2009.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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