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Neuropeptide S receptor gene is associated with cortisol responses to social stress in humans.
Biological psychology - 1 May 2013
Kumsta Robert, Chen Frances S, Pape Hans-Christian, Heinrichs Markus
Abstract excerpt
The neuropeptide S (NPS) and its receptor NPSR represent a transmitter system critically involved in the modulation of anxiety and arousal in rodents. Initial human studies indicate that the T-allele of the functional NPSR gene (NPSR1) polymorphism (rs324981), which increases NPS potency at NPSR, is associated with anxiety-related phenotypes. Since stress is critically involved in the pathogenesis of anxiety...
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