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Donald W. Pfaff
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Immunohistochemical analysis of magnocellular elements in rat hypothalamus: Distribution and numbers of cells containing neurophysin, oxytocin, and vasopressin
1981 · 536 citations
Deconstructing and reconstructing theory of mind
2014 · 498 citations
An estrogen-dependent four-gene micronet regulating social recognition: A study with oxytocin and estrogen receptor-α and -β knockout mice
2003 · 386 citations
Possible Role for Endogenous Oxytocin in Estrogen-Facilitated Maternal Behavior in Rats
2008 · 322 citations
Neural Mechanisms of Female Reproductive Behavior
1985 · 255 citations
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Laws of Human Behavior
The MIT Press eBooks
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2025
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2 authors
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book
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Deconstructing and reconstructing theory of mind
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
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2014
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4 authors
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review
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498
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siRNA silencing of estrogen receptor-α expression specifically in medial preoptic area neurons abolishes maternal care in female mice
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2012
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7 authors
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Open access
107
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Scale invariance in the dynamics of spontaneous behavior
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2012
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4 authors
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128
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The role of the estrogen receptor α in the medial preoptic area in sexual incentive motivation, proceptivity and receptivity, anxiety, and wheel running in female rats
Behavioural Brain Research
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2012
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5 authors
96
citations
Relationships among estrogen receptor, oxytocin and vasopressin gene expression and social interaction in male mice
European Journal of Neuroscience
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2011
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4 authors
99
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Effects of chronic social defeat on behavioral and neural correlates of sociality: Vasopressin, oxytocin and the vasopressinergic V1b receptor
Physiology & Behavior
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2011
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3 authors
89
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The role of the estrogen receptor α in the medial amygdala and ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus in social recognition, anxiety and aggression
Behavioural Brain Research
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2010
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6 authors
145
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Agonistic behavior in males and females: Effects of an estrogen receptor beta agonist in gonadectomized and gonadally intact mice
Psychoneuroendocrinology
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2010
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4 authors
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Open access
85
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Reverse engineering the lordosis behavior circuit
Hormones and Behavior
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2008
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4 authors
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review
100
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Infusion of Antisense Oligo-deoxynucleotides to the Oxytocin Receptor in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Reduces Estrogen-Induced Sexual Receptivity and Oxytocin Receptor Binding in the Female Rat
Neuroendocrinology
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2008
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4 authors
142
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Electrophysiological Actions of Oxytocin on Hypothalamic Neurons in vitro: Neuropharmacological Characterization and Effects of Ovarian Steroids
Neuroendocrinology
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2008
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4 authors
73
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Possible Role for Endogenous Oxytocin in Estrogen-Facilitated Maternal Behavior in Rats
Neuroendocrinology
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2008
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3 authors
322
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Differential Effects of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Beta Specific Agonists on Social Learning of Food Preferences in Female Mice
Neuropsychopharmacology
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2007
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5 authors
77
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Microparticle-based delivery of oxytocin receptor antisense DNA in the medial amygdala blocks social recognition in female mice
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2007
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6 authors
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183
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Inadvertent social information and the avoidance of parasitized male mice: A role for oxytocin
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2006
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8 authors
87
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Involvement of estrogen receptor α, β and oxytocin in social discrimination: a detailed behavioral analysis with knockout female mice
Genes Brain & Behavior
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2006
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7 authors
173
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Genes, odours and the recognition of parasitized individuals by rodents
Trends in Parasitology
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2005
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3 authors
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review
97
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Female oxytocin gene‐knockout mice, in a semi‐natural environment, display exaggerated aggressive behavior
Genes Brain & Behavior
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2005
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8 authors
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160
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Olfactory-mediated parasite recognition and avoidance: linking genes to behavior
Hormones and Behavior
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2004
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4 authors
149
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Functional Genomics of Social Recognition
Journal of Neuroendocrinology
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2004
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3 authors
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review
75
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Estrogens and non-reproductive behaviors related to activity and fear
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
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2004
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3 authors
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review
148
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Impaired discrimination of and aversion to parasitized male odors by female oxytocin knockout mice
Genes Brain & Behavior
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2003
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7 authors
78
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An estrogen-dependent four-gene micronet regulating social recognition: A study with oxytocin and estrogen receptor-α and -β knockout mice
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2003
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6 authors
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Open access
386
citations
Estrogen receptor-β regulates transcript levels for oxytocin and arginine vasopressin in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of male mice
Molecular Brain Research
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2002
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4 authors
167
citations
Genotype/Age Interactions on Aggressive Behavior in Gonadally Intact Estrogen Receptor β Knockout (βERKO) Male Mice
Hormones and Behavior
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2002
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8 authors
158
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The MIT Press eBooks
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1999
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1 author
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book
176
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Thyroid Hormones and Estrogen Affect Oxytocin Gene Expression in Hypothalamic Neurons
Journal of Neuroendocrinology
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1999
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3 authors
87
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Estrogen influences on oxytocin mRNA expression in preoptic and anterior hypothalamic regions studied by in situ hybridization
The Journal of Comparative Neurology
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1991
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3 authors
83
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Behavioral Effects of Progesterone Associated with Rapid Modulation of Oxytocin Receptors
Science
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1990
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4 authors
221
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Hormonal Control of Sexual Behavior in the Female Rat: Molecular, Cellular and Neurochemical Studies1
Biology of Reproduction
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1987
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3 authors
97
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Effect of preoptic region implants of dilute estradiol on the maternal behavior of ovariectomized, nulliparous rats
Hormones and Behavior
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1986
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2 authors
124
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Neural Mechanisms of Female Reproductive Behavior
Springer eBooks
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1985
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2 authors
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chapter
255
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Midbrain Microinfusions of Prolactin Increase the Estrogen-Dependent Behavior, Lordosis
Science
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1983
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3 authors
128
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Motivational Concepts: Definitions and Distinctions
Springer eBooks
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1982
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1 author
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chapter
27
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Immunohistochemical analysis of magnocellular elements in rat hypothalamus: Distribution and numbers of cells containing neurophysin, oxytocin, and vasopressin
The Journal of Comparative Neurology
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1981
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2 authors
536
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Estrogens and brain function : neural analysis of a hormone-controlled mammalian reporductive behavior
Springer eBooks
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1980
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1 author
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book
73
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3H‐Estradiol, 3H‐Testosterone and 3H‐Dihydrotestosterone localization in the brain of the lizard Anolis carolinensis: An autoradiographic study
The Journal of Comparative Neurology
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1979
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5 authors
88
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A Neuroendocrine Approach to Brain Function: Localization of Sex Steroid Concentrating Cells in Vertebrate Brains
American Zoologist
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1978
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2 authors
125
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Autoradiographic and biochemical studies of steroid hormone-concentrating cells in the brain of Rana pipiens
Brain Research
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1978
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4 authors
77
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Aggressive behavior in female hamsters: The hormonal basis for fluctuations in female aggressiveness correlated with estrous state.
Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
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1977
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2 authors
163
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Autoradiographic localization of hormone‐concentrating cells in the brain of an amphibian, Xenopus laevis . II. Estradiol
The Journal of Comparative Neurology
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1975
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3 authors
109
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