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Reduced mobility but unaffected startle response in female rats exposed to prenatal dexamethasone: different sides to a phenotype.
Developmental neuroscience - 1 Aug 2010
Kjaer S L, Wegener G, Rosenberg R, Hougaard K S
Abstract excerpt
An adverse fetal environment is strongly associated with behavioral and emotional development in later life, and environmental interactions with the genome are essential in the development of pathophysiology. This implicates that a genetic vulnerability or other predisposition may interact with the environment and stressful life events to trigger mental disease. The startle reflex is highly sensitive to fear and...
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