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Oxytocin<br />

‣ Increasing <strong>the</strong> expression <strong>of</strong> oxytocin receptors<br />

enhances maternal care behaviour in rodents<br />

(Francis et al 2000)<br />

‣ The same process- enhanced oxytocin activity- may<br />

play a part in human <strong>of</strong>fspring's attachment feelings<br />

toward <strong>the</strong>ir parents<br />

(Gordon et al 2008)

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