Polymorphisms in the serotonin reuptake transporter gene modify the consequences of social status on metabolic health in female rhesus monkeys

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 807-819

  Jarrell, Holly ^a   Hoffman, Jackie B ^a   Kaplan, Jay R ^b   Berga, Sarah ^a   Kinkead, Becky ^c   Wilson, Mark E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

5HTTLPR; Metabolism; Psychosocial stress; Social status

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 40749150589     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.11.042     Document Type: Article

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