Potential programming of dopaminergic circuits by early life stress

Stress and high levels of glucocorticoids during pre- and early postnatal life seem to alter developmental programs that assure dopaminergic transmission in the mesolimbic, mesocortical and nigrostriatal systems. The induced changes are likely to be determined by the ontogenetic state of development...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, Ana João (author)
Other Authors: Leão, Pedro (author), Carvalho, M. (author), Almeida, O. F. X. (author), Sousa, Nuno (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/16683
Country:Portugal
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