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Maternal environment influences cocaine intake in adulthood in a genotype-dependent manner.
PloS one - 21 May 2008
van der Veen Rixt, Koehl Muriel, Abrous D Nora, de Kloet E Ronald, Piazza Pier-Vincenzo, Deroche-Gamonet Véronique
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Accumulating epidemiological evidence points to the role of genetic background as a modulator of the capacity of adverse early experiences to give rise to mental illness. However, direct evidence of such gene-environment interaction in the context of substance abuse is scarce. In the present study we investigated whether the impact of early life experiences on cocaine intake in adulthood depends on...
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