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Genetic predisposition and the development of posttraumatic stress disorder in an animal model.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Aug 2001
King J A, Abend S, Edwards E
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BACKGROUND: Exposure to extremely stressful events can lead to Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Due to the complexity of PTSD, animal models have been designed and advanced to address the role of psychosocial stressors in the etiology; however, the apparent role of genetics in susceptibility to PTSD-like behaviors in animals remains unexplored. METHODS: An animal model of congenital learned helpless (cLH)...
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