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Influence of sex and genetic background on anxiety-related and stress-induced behaviour of prodynorphin-deficient mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Kastenberger Iris, Lutsch Christian, Herzog Herbert, Schwarzer Christoph
Abstract excerpt
The role of dynorphin/kappa opioid receptors in epilepsy and addiction are well accepted, but their function in emotional control is not yet fully understood. Data obtained from different strains of prodynorphin (Pdyn)- and kappa opioid receptor (KOP)-deficient mice do not provide a consistent picture of the functions of Dyn/KOP in anxiety, suggesting the influence of testing conditions and/or genetic background....
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