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A hand-picked, annotated list of Web resources about Oxytocin.

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ColoState.edu - 'Oxytocin is a nine amino acid peptide that is synthesized in hypothalamic neurons and transported down axons of the posterior pituitary for secretion into blood' (from on-line textbook, Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System), R.A. Bowen
Molecular neurobiology of social bonding: Implications for autism spectrum disorders Lecture by Larry Young, Jan. 4, 2010

I get a kick out of you: Scientists are finding that, after all, love really is down to a chemical addiction between people The Economist (12 Feb 2004)
To sniff at danger: Inhalable oxytocin could become a cure for social fears Boston Globe (12 Jan 2006)
Oxytocin – the love hormone – could cure shyness Telegraph (15 Dec 2010)
Party people: Gregarious types may have more oxytocin receptors Guardian (13 Aug 2009)
Trust drug may cure social phobia BBC News (21 May 2008)
Can Oxytocin Ease Shyness? Time (21 July 2008)

New Scientist -'Cuddle chemical' could treat mental illness (14 May 2008)
NewScientist.com Release of Oxytocin due to penetrative sex reduces stress and neurotic tendencies New Scientist (26 Jan 2006)
Autism: Oxytocin Improves Social Behavior of Patients, Study Finds ScienceDaily (17 Feb 2010)
The two faces of oxytocin American Psychological Asssociation (Feb 2008)
To Trust or Not to Trust: Ask Oxytocin Scientific American (15 July 2008)
Preterm labour: Tsunami waves? Alison Douglas British Society for Neuroendocrinology Topical Briefing
Are neuropeptides brain hormones? Mike Ludwig, British Society for Neuroendocrinology Topical Briefing
Neurobiology of Social Bonds Keith Kendrick, British Society for Neuroendocrinology Topical Briefing
The Maternal Brain John Russell, British Society for Neuroendocrinology Topical Briefing

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 ===Media coverage===
-* [http://www.oxytocin.org/oxytoc/love-science.html Oxytocin.org] - 'I get a kick out of you:  Scientists are finding that, after all, love really is down to a chemical addiction between people', ''The Economist'' (12 Feb 2004)
+* [http://www.oxytocin.org/oxytoc/love-science.html I get a kick out of you:  Scientists are finding that, after all, love really is down to a chemical addiction between people] ''The Economist'' (12 Feb 2004)
-* [http://smh.com.au/news/mind-matters/to-sniff-at-danger/2006/01/12/1136956247384.html SMH.com.au] - 'To sniff at danger:  Inhalable oxytocin could become a cure for social fears', ''[[Boston Globe]]'' (12 Jan 2006)
+* [http://smh.com.au/news/mind-matters/to-sniff-at-danger/2006/01/12/1136956247384.html To sniff at danger:  Inhalable oxytocin could become a cure for social fears] ''[[Boston Globe]]'' (12 Jan 2006)
 *[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8020464/Oxytocin-the-love-hormone-could-cure-shyness.html Oxytocin – the love hormone – could cure shyness] ''Telegraph'' (15 Dec 2010)
 *[http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/aug/13/oxytocin-pair-bonding-social Party people: Gregarious types may have more oxytocin receptors] ''Guardian'' (13 Aug 2009)