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Early postnatal experience and DRD2 genotype affect dopamine receptor expression in the rat ventral striatum.
Behavioural brain research - 15 Jan 2013
Lovic Vedran, Belay Hiwote, Walker Claire-Dominique, Burton Christie L, Meaney Michael J, Sokolowski Marla, Fleming Alison S
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Dopamine systems can be altered by experiences such as early life adversity. The intensity of these effects seems to vary as a function of interactions between genetic and environmental influences. In a series of experiments we have investigated the effects of genetic variants and early life adversity on several biobehavioral outcomes. Here we investigated the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in...
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