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Both maternal care received and genotype influence stress-related phenotype in female rats.
Developmental psychobiology - 1 Dec 2018
Pan Pauline, Lawson Daeria O, Dudin Aya, Vasquez Oscar E, Sokolowski Marla B, Fleming Alison S, McGowan Patrick O
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Rat dams differ naturally in the level of maternal care they provide to their offspring within the same litter. We explored possible mechanisms of differential maternal care focused on genetic variation. We examined single nucleotide polymorphisms in the glucocorticoid receptor, FK506-binding protein, and serotonin transporter genes in two separate cohorts, and the relationship between differential maternal care...
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