Studies in humans and animals suggest a role for NPY in the mediation of behavioral stress responses. Here, we examined whether the NPY promoter variant rs16147:T>C is functional for expression of NPY in a brain region relevant for behavioral control, anxiety and depression, the anterior cingulate c
Genetic variation in human NPY expression affects stress response and emotion
β Scribed by Zhou, Zhifeng; Zhu, Guanshan; Hariri, Ahmad R.; Enoch, Mary-Anne; Scott, David; Sinha, Rajita; Virkkunen, Matti; Mash, Deborah C.; Lipsky, Robert H.; Hu, Xian-Zhang
- Book ID
- 109897372
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 405 KB
- Volume
- 452
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
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