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T-cell phenotypic and functional changes associated with social subordination and gene polymorphisms in the serotonin reuptake transporter in female rhesus monkeys.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 Feb 2009
Paiardini Mirko, Hoffman Jackie, Cervasi Barbara, Ortiz Alexandra M, Stroud Fawn, Silvestri Guido, Wilson Mark E
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Increased vulnerability to psychosocial stressors likely predisposes individuals to decreased immune function and inability to control pathogens. While many factors influence the susceptibility to psychosocial stress, genetic polymorphisms may modify individual reactivity to environmental stressors. The present study evaluated how immune function was altered by the interaction of in polymorphisms in the gene that...
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