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Early stress and genetic influences on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning in adulthood.
Hormones and behavior - 1 Oct 1999
King J A, Edwards E
Abstract excerpt
During early development, environmental challenges set the stage for permanent changes in the functioning of the pituitary-adrenal stress response. Since these data have been reported almost exclusively in single rat strains the role of phenotypic and genotypic factors in shaping the stress response is relatively unknown. This study examined whether the phenotypic/genetic profile of the rat influences the...
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