Oxytocin: References & Edit History
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Kara Rogers
Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms. She joined Britannica in 2006 and has been a member of the National Association of Science Writers since 2009.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 11, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Oxytocin. | Oct 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Oxytocin. | Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley - Five Surprising Ways Oxytocin Shapes Your Social Life. | Jun 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Oxytocin and its role and effects ? recent findings (PDF). | Apr 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - The Journal of Headache and Pain - Prolactin and oxytocin: potential targets for migraine treatment. | Dec 31, 2024 | ||
| Display issue corrected. | Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service - Oxytocin. | Sep 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Oxytocin. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mount Sinai - Hormone Oxytocin, Delivered Nasally, Intensifies Positive and Negative Memories of Mom. | Jan 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Oxytocin. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Psychology - Self-soothing behaviors with particular reference to oxytocin release induced by non-noxious sensory stimulation. | Jul 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Communications Biology - An evolutionary timeline of the oxytocin signaling pathway. | May 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Why is Oxytocin Known as the �Love Hormone�? And 11 Other FAQs. | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Oxytocin. | Feb 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - Does Oxytocin Affect Your Mental Health? | Dec 10, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - What to know about Oxytocin hormone. | Sep 21, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 30, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Oxytocin: Facts About the 'Cuddle Hormone'. | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Psychological Association - The Two Faces of Oxytocin. | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Oxytocin. | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 13, 2016 | ||
| Article revised and expanded to include information on the discovery of oxytocin, the role of oxytocin in labour and milk ejection, and the influence of oxytocin on social behaviours. | Jan 30, 2015 | ||
| Added information on milk letdown and oxytocin secretion. | Dec 28, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Hypertexts For Biomedical Sciences - Oxytocin. | Dec 23, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 11, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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