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Preliminary genetic imaging study of the association between estrogen receptor-α gene polymorphisms and harsh human maternal parenting.
Neuroscience letters - 6 Sept 2012
Lahey Benjamin B, Michalska Kalina J, Liu Chunyu, Chen Qi, Hipwell Alison E, Chronis-Tuscano Andrea, Waldman Irwin D, Decety Jean
Abstract excerpt
A failure of neural changes initiated by the estrogen surge in late pregnancy to reverse the valence of infant stimuli from aversive to rewarding is associated with dysfunctional maternal behavior in nonhuman mammals. Estrogen receptor-α plays the crucial role in mediating these neural effects of...
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