Transgenerational Social Stress, Immune Factors, Hormones, and Social Behavior

Transgenerational Social Stress, Immune Factors, Hormones, and Social Behavior

A social signal transduction theory of depression has been proposed that states that exposure to social adversity alters the immune response and these changes mediate symptoms of depression such as anhedonia and impairments in social behavior. The exposure of maternal rats to the chronic social st...

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Main Authors: Christopher Anthony Murgatroyd, Jessica A. Babb, Steven eBradburn, Lindsay M. Carini, Gillian L. Beamer, Benjamin C. Nephew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Cytokines
Immune System
Inflammation
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones
Progesterone
Social Behavior
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00149/full

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