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Failure to extinguish fear and genetic variability in the human cannabinoid receptor 1.
Translational psychiatry - 25 Sept 2012
Heitland I, Klumpers F, Oosting R S, Evers D J J, Leon Kenemans J, Baas J M P
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Failure to extinguish fear can lead to persevering anxiety and has been postulated as an important mechanism in the pathogenesis of human anxiety disorders. In animals, it is well documented that the endogenous cannabinoid system has a pivotal role in the successful extinction of fear, most impor...
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