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OPRM1 gene variation influences hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in response to a variety of stressors in rhesus macaques.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Oct 2011
Schwandt Melanie L, Lindell Stephen G, Higley James D, Suomi Stephen J, Heilig Markus, Barr Christina S
Abstract excerpt
The endogenous opioid system is involved in modulating a number of behavioral and physiological systems, including the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. In humans, a functional variant in the OPRM1 gene (OPRM1 A118G) is associated with a number of outcomes, including attenuated HPA axis responses to stress. A nonsynonymous variant (OPRM1 C77G) in the rhesus macaque has been shown to have similar effects...
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