OXTR expressed_in nucleus accumbens
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OXTRs are typically abundant in brain areas ... such as NAc ...
confidence: 0.96
Sex-related differences in OXTR binding density have been identified in multiple brain regions (NAc ... in rats)
confidence: 0.95
Oxytocin receptors have been localized on ... in the NAc
confidence: 0.90
Variation in the oxytocin receptor gene is associated with pair-bonding and social behavior.
(2012)
PMID:22015110
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overexpression of the OTR in nucleus accumbens accelerates partner preference formation
confidence: 0.95