Susceptibility to stress in transgenic mice overexpressing TrkC, a model of panic disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-167

  Amador Arjona, Alejandro ^a,b   Delgado Morales, Raúl ^c   Belda, Xavier ^c   Gagliano, Humberto ^c   Gallego, Xavier ^a,b   Keck, Martin E ^d   Armario, Antonio ^c   Dierssen, Mara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety related behavior; NT 3; Panic disorder; Stress sensitization; Stress vulnerability; TrkC

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTERONE; NEUROTROPHIN 3 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHRONIC STRESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WILD TYPE;

EID: 77649340717     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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