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The serotonin transporter gene linked polymorphic region is associated with the behavioral response to repeated stress exposure in infant rhesus macaques.
Development and psychopathology - 1 Feb 2012
Spinelli Simona, Schwandt Melanie L, Lindell Stephen G, Heilig Markus, Suomi Stephen J, Higley J Dee, Goldman David, Barr Christina S
Abstract excerpt
The short allele of the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) moderates the effects of stress on vulnerability to mood and anxiety disorders. The mechanism by which this occurs may relate to differential sensitivity to stressful life events. Here we explored whether 5-HTTLPR and sex affected behavioral responses to repeated maternal separation in infant rhesus macaques. Behaviors were...
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