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The lingering impact of stress: brief acute glucocorticoid exposure has sustained, dose-dependent effects on reproduction.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 11 Jul 2018
Vitousek Maren N, Taff Conor C, Ardia Daniel R, Stedman Jocelyn M, Zimmer Cedric, Salzman Timothy C, Winkler David W
Abstract excerpt
Acutely stressful experiences can have profound and persistent effects on phenotype. Across taxa, individuals differ remarkably in their susceptibility to stress. However, the mechanistic causes of enduring stress effects, and of individual differences in stress susceptibility, are poorly understood. Here, we tested whether brief, acute increases in glucocorticoid hormones have persistent effects on phenotype,...
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