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The role of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) for the processing of aversive stimuli.
Neuroscience research - 1 Jun 2016
Schneider Katja Kerstin, Frings Christian, Meyer Jobst, Schote Andrea B
Abstract excerpt
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a crucial component of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and as such a part of the stress response system. An impairment of the GR not only alters the level of glucocorticoids, but also modulates cognitive functions and the processing of emotional stimuli. We tested the effects of functional polymorphisms of the GR-encoding gene (NR3C1) on the processing of...
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