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Susceptibility to stress in transgenic mice overexpressing TrkC, a model of panic disorder.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Feb 2010
Amador-Arjona Alejandro, Delgado-Morales Raúl, Belda Xavier, Gagliano Humberto, Gallego Xavier, Keck Martin E, Armario Antonio, Dierssen Mara
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Stressful life events increase the susceptibility for subsequent onset of psychiatric disorders in humans. Previous research has implicated neurotrophins in the onset of some stress-related diseases, such as major depression disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder or panic disorder. We have tested the hypothesis that the neurotrophin-3 (NT-3)/TrkC system is a genetic interface mediating the deleterious effects...
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