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Postnatal maternal deprivation produces long‐lasting modifications of the stress response, feeding and stress‐related behaviour in the rat
1 Aug 2001
Abstract excerpt
The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays a central role both in the regulation of the stress response, and in the control of feeding behaviour. Sensitivity of the HPA axis to respond to stress varies both during ontogeny and between individuals, and can be altered by neonatal events. The aim of our experiments was to determine whether early events that affect the HPA axis could also induce persistent...
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