Social Stress and the Polymorphic Region of the Serotonin Reuptake Transporter Gene Modify Oestradiol-Induced Changes on Central Monoamine Concentrations in Female Rhesus Monkeys

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 321-328

  Asher, J ^a   Michopoulos, V ^b   Reding, K M ^b   Wilson, M E ^b   Toufexis, D ^b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Monkeys; Oestradiol; Psychosocial stress; Serotonin reuptake polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MONOAMINE; ESTRADIOL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RHESUS MONKEY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84875510197     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12009     Document Type: Article

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