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It is believed that the amount by which oxytocin is increased may affect the length of each refractory period. en.wikipedia.org

Oxytocin has a role in social behaviors in many species, so it likely also does in humans. en.wikipedia.org

Endogenous and synthetic oxytocin has a half-life of approximately 3.5 minutes. en.wikipedia.org

Activation of face-induced amygdala was found to be increased by oxytocin in women. en.wikipedia.org

The peripheral hormonal and behavioral brain effects of oxytocin are thought to be coordinated through its common release through these collaterals. en.wikipedia.org

Humans also find faces more trustworthy after receiving intranasal oxytocin. en.wikipedia.org

Depending on the species, oxytocin receptor-expressing cells are located in other areas, including the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. en.wikipedia.org

Both prolactic and oxytocin stimulate milk production in women. en.wikipedia.org

These axons (likely, but dendrites have not been ruled out) have collaterals that innervate oxytocin receptors in the nucleus accumbens. en.wikipedia.org

Considerable evidence from animal studies has shown oxytocin to be involved in the processing of social information and the regulation of social affiliative behavior. en.wikipedia.org

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