Chronic social stress: Effects on neuroendocrine function

Handbook of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 521-534

  Scott, Karen A ^a   Tamashiro, Kellie L K ^b   Sakai, Randall R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375097-6.10023-X     Document Type: Chapter

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