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CRF2 null mutation increases sensitivity to isolation rearing effects on locomotor activity in mice.
Neuropeptides - 1 Aug 2010
Gresack Jodi, Powell Susan, Geyer Mark, Poore Mary-Stenzel, Coste Sarah, Risbrough Victoria
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BACKGROUND: Developmental stressors are consistently reported to increase risk for certain neuropsychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Recent clinical evidence supports a "double-hit" hypothesis of genetic vulnerability interacting with developmental challenges to modulate this risk. Early life stressor effects on behavior may be modulated in part by...
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