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Neuropeptide S receptor gene: fear-specific modulations of prefrontal activation.
NeuroImage - 1 Feb 2013
Tupak Sara V, Reif Andreas, Pauli Paul, Dresler Thomas, Herrmann Martin J, Domschke Katharina, Jochum Clara, Haas Elisabeth, Baumann Christian, Weber Heike, Fallgatter Andreas J, Deckert Jürgen, Ehlis Ann-Christine
Abstract excerpt
Since central administration of neuropeptide S (NPS) has been shown to exert anxiolytic effects on rodent behavior in a number of studies, genetic variants of its cognate G-protein coupled receptor (NPSR1) became the focus of several recent human studies on anxiety and anxiety disorders. The T allele of rs324981, which goes along with enhanced receptor function, was associated with panic disorder, increased...
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