Altered functioning of the glucocorticoid receptor pathway is a vulnerability factor for development of PTSD symptomatology in response to military deployment to Afghanistan
Rationale : PTSD is associated with changes in the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) pathway. We hypothesized that altered functioning of the GR pathway is already present before development of PTSD and thus represents a biological vulnerability factor for the development of PTSD. Therefore, we investiga...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2012-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Psychotraumatology |
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