Fast Delivery: A Central Role for Oxytocin

Neurobiology of the Parental Brain

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 225-234

  Douglas, Alison J ^a   Meddle, Simone L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374285-8.00014-7     Document Type: Chapter

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