Intranasal administration of oxytocin: Behavioral and clinical effects, a review
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0149-7634
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.04.012