Running Head: SEX DIFFERENCES IN EMPATHIC APPROACH Sex Dependent Affiliation Behavior and Empathic Approach in Mus musculus
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3 Introduction 4 Empathy 4 Affiliation 24 Present Study 32 Experiment 1: Sex differences in approach behavior; a continuation of the pilot 36 Experiment 2: Pharmacological manipulation of oxytocin in female mice 39 Results 40 Discussion 43 References 54 Appendix 60 Sex Dependent Affiliation, 3
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