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. 2013 Jan 10;6:194. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00194

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Three individual factors which mediate response to oxytocin are (1) sex and hormonal status; (2) genetic variations in the oxytocin receptor and CD38 system; and (3) early attachment experiences. The extent to which these factors play a role in a person’s response to oxytocin-targetted therapeutics for brain-based disease requires further exploration (see MacDonald and Feifel in this special section).