Sex differences in the traumatic stress response: PTSD symptoms in women recapitulated in female rats
Abstract Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects men and women differently. Not only are women twice as likely as men to develop PTSD, they experience different symptoms and comorbidities associated with PTSD. Yet the dearth of preclinical research on females leaves a notable gap in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-018-0191-9 |