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van Anders, S.M., Goodson, J.L. & Kingsbury, M.A. Beyond “Oxytocin = Good”: Neural Complexities and the Flipside of Social Bonds. Arch Sex Behav 42, 1115–1118 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0134-9
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