Sex differences in mood disorders: Perspectives from humans and rodent models

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Seney, Marianne L ^a   Sibille, Etienne ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticolimbic; Four core genotypes (FCG); Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA); Major depressive disorder; Sex difference; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923585741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13293-014-0017-3     Document Type: Review

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