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Cortisol responses to chronic stress in adult macaques: moderation by a polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Feb 2015
Qin Dongdong, Rizak Joshua, Feng Xiaoli, Yang Shangchuan, Yang Lichuan, Fan Xiaona, Lü Longbao, Chen Lin, Hu Xintian
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidence has shown that a polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) moderates the association between stress and depressive symptoms. However, the exact etiologies underlying this moderation are not well understood. Here it is reported that among adult female rhesus macaques, an orthologous polymorphism (rh5-HTTLPR) exerted an influence on cortisol responses to...
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