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Peripheral oxytocin administration buffers autonomic but not behavioral responses to environmental stressors in isolated prairie voles

Angela J. GrippoDepartment of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Hossein Pournajafi-NazarlooDepartment of Psychiatry and Brain-Body Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Lisa SanzenbacherDepartment of Psychiatry and Brain-Body Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Diane M. TrahanasDepartment of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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Neal McNealDepartment of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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Deirdre A. ClarkeDepartment of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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Stephen W. PorgesDepartment of Psychiatry and Brain-Body Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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C. Sue CarterDepartment of Psychiatry and Brain-Body Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Pages 149-161 | Received 04 Jan 2011, Accepted 12 Jul 2011, Published online: 19 Aug 2011

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