Depletion of FKBP51 in female mice shapes HPA axis activity.

Psychiatric disorders such as depressive disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder are a major disease burden worldwide and have a higher incidence in women than in men. However, the underlying mechanism responsible for the sex-dependent differences is not fully understood. Besides environmental f...

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Main Authors: Lianne Hoeijmakers, Daniela Harbich, Bianca Schmid, Paul J Lucassen, Klaus V Wagner, Mathias V Schmidt, Jakob Hartmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3997427?pdf=render