The biochemistry of love: an oxytocin hypothesis

EMBO Rep. 2013 Jan;14(1):12-6. doi: 10.1038/embor.2012.191. Epub 2012 Nov 27.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Feedback, Physiological*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression
  • Heart / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Love*
  • Male
  • Mental Health
  • Oxytocin / genetics
  • Oxytocin / metabolism*
  • Psychological Distance
  • Receptors, Oxytocin / genetics
  • Receptors, Oxytocin / metabolism*
  • Sex
  • Sexual Behavior / physiology
  • Sexual Behavior / psychology
  • Stress, Physiological
  • Vasopressins / metabolism

Substances

  • Receptors, Oxytocin
  • Vasopressins
  • Oxytocin