Effects of intranasal oxytocin on social anxiety in males with fragile X syndrome

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Identification of a gene (FMR-1) containing a CGG repeat coincident with a breakpoint cluster region exhibiting length variation in fragile X syndrome

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Social support and oxytocin interact to suppress cortisol and subjective responses to psychosocial stress

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Oxytocin Modulates Neural Circuitry for Social Cognition and Fear in Humans

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Sniffing neuropeptides: a transnasal approach to the human brain

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