Living in a dangerous world: the shaping of behavioral profile by early environment and 5-HTT genotype

Living in a dangerous world: the shaping of behavioral profile by early environment and 5-HTT genotype

Anxiety and anxiety disorders are influenced by both, environmental and genetic factors. One genetic factor under scrutiny for anxiety disorders is the genetically encoded variation of the serotonin transporter (5-HTT). The aim of this study was to elucidate the effects of a threatening environment...

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Main Authors: Rebecca S Heiming, Friederike Jansen, Lars Lewejohann, Sylvia Kaiser, Angelika Schmitt, Klaus Peter Lesch, Norbert Sachser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2009-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Anxiety
Mice
adaptation
exploration
serotonin transporter
behavioral profile
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.08.026.2009/full

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