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Unstable Maternal Environment Affects Stress Response in Adult Mice in a Genotype-Dependent Manner.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) - 17 Oct 2016
Di Segni Matteo, Andolina Diego, Luchetti Alessandra, Babicola Lucy, D'Apolito Lina Ilaras, Pascucci Tiziana, Conversi David, Accoto Alessandra, D'Amato Francesca R, Ventura Rossella
Abstract excerpt
Early postnatal events exert powerful effects on development, inducing persistent functional alterations in different brain network, such as the catecholamine prefrontal-accumbal system, and increasing the risk of developing psychiatric disorders later in life. However, a vast body of literature shows that the interaction between genetic factors and early environmental conditions is crucial for expression of...
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