Increased sensitivity to the effects of chronic social defeat stress in an innately anxious mouse strain.
Stress and genetic predisposition are two of the major risk factors for a variety of psychiatric illnesses. Inbred mouse strains are considered useful tools in dissecting the genetic basis of complex disorders. Indeed, mice of the C57BL/6 and BALB/c strains, differing markedly in anxiety behaviours,...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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