Title: Sex differences in stress-induced social withdrawal: role of brain derived neurotrophic factor in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis

Depression and anxiety disorders are more common in women than men, and little is known about the neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to this disparity. Recent data suggest that stress-induced changes in neurotrophins have opposing effects on behavior by acting in different brain networks. So...

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Main Authors: Gian David Greenberg, Abigail eLaman-Maharg, Katharine L Campi, Heather eVoigt, Veronica N Orr, Leslie eSchaal, Brian Charles Trainor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00223/full