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Animal model and neurobiology of suicide.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Jun 2011
Preti Antonio
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Animal models are formidable tools to investigate the etiology, the course and the potential treatment of an illness. No convincing animal model of suicide has been produced to date, and despite the intensive study of thousands of animal species naturalists have not identified suicide in nonhuman species in field situations. When modeling suicidal behavior in the animal, the greatest challenge is reproducing the...
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