The bed nucleus of stria terminalis and the amygdala as targets of antenatal glucocorticoids: implications for fear and anxiety responses

Rationale: Several human and experimental studies have shown that early life adverse events can shape physical and mental health in adulthood. Stress or elevated levels of glucocorticoids (GCs) during critical periods of development seem to contribute for the appearance of neurospyschiatric conditio...

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Main Author: Oliveira, Mário (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Ana João (author), Leão, Pedro (author), Cardona, Diana (author), Pêgo, José M. (author), Sousa, Nuno (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
anxiety
fear
amygdala
BNST
stereology
neurodevelopment
corticosteroids
Glucocorticoid
Prenatal
Dopamine
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/16570
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/16570

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/16570

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