Free access to highly palatable food during adolescence and youth ameliorates depression-like behaviors of female, but not male, rats that experienced neonatal maternal separation
Rationale : Neonatal maternal separation (MS) leads to a long-term dysfunction of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis in the offspring. Consumption of highly palatable food (HPF) strongly activates the brain reward center and modulates the HPA response to stress. In t...
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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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