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Allelic variation of the COMT gene in a despotic primate society: A haplotype is related to cortisol excretion in Macaca fuscata.
Hormones and behavior - 1 Feb 2016
Pflüger Lena S, Gutleb Daria R, Hofer Martin, Fieder Martin, Wallner Bernard, Steinborn Ralf
Abstract excerpt
Sequence variations in genes of the monoamine neurotransmitter system and their common function in human and non-human primate species are an ongoing issue of investigation. However, the COMT gene, coding for the catechol-O-methyltransferase, has not yet attracted much scientific attention regarding its functional role in non-human primates. Considering that a polymorphism of the human COMT gene affects the...
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