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The effects of prolonged stress and APOE genotype on memory and cortisol in older adults.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Sept 2007
Peavy Guerry M, Lange Kelly L, Salmon David P, Patterson Thomas L, Goldman Sherry, Gamst Anthony C, Mills Paul J, Khandrika Srikrishna, Galasko Douglas
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BACKGROUND: Chronic elevations in cortisol associated with prolonged stress have been associated with memory loss, as has the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE-epsilon4) genotype. Combined effects of stress and APOE status on memory and cortisol in humans have not been studied. METHODS: A semistructure...
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