Immediate effects of maternal deprivation on the (re)activity of the HPA axis differ in CD1 and C57Bl/6J mouse pups

The postnatal development of the mouse is characterised by a period of hypo-responsiveness of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to mild stressors. Maternal deprivation (MD) during this period can disrupt the quiescence of the HPA-axis. The present study examined the influence of strain (...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos P Daskalakis, Leo eEnthoven, Edwige eSchoonheere, Edo Ronald De Kloet, Melly S Oitzl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00190/full