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Influence of sex and corticotropin-releasing factor pathways as determinants in serotonin sensitivity.
Endocrinology - 1 Aug 2009
McEuen Jonathan G, Semsar Katharine A, Lim Maria A, Bale Tracy L
Abstract excerpt
Stress sensitivity and sex are predictive factors in affective disorder susceptibility. Serotonin (5-HT) pathway recruitment by corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) during stress is necessary in adaptive coping behaviors, but sex differences in such responses have not been investigated. Using selective 5-HT reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) administration to acutely elevate 5-HT in a genetic model of stress sensitivity,...
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