Social bonding: regulation by neuropeptides.
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SUBMITTER: Lieberwirth C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4067905 | biostudies-literature | 2014
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Social bonding: regulation by neuropeptides.
Lieberwirth Claudia C Wang Zuoxin Z
Frontiers in neuroscience 20140624
Affiliative social relationships (e.g., among spouses, family members, and friends) play an essential role in human society. These relationships affect psychological, physiological, and behavioral functions. As positive and enduring bonds are critical for the overall well-being of humans, it is not surprising that considerable effort has been made to study the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie social bonding behaviors. The present review details the involvement of the nonapeptides, oxytoc ...[more]
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