Fear is an adaptive response that initiates defensive behavior to protect animals and humans from danger. However, anxiety disorders, such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), can occur when fear is inappropriately regulated. Fear conditioning can be used to study aspects of PTSD, and we have de
Single prolonged stress: toward an animal model of posttraumatic stress disorder
β Scribed by Shigeto Yamamoto; Shigeru Morinobu; Shiro Takei; Manabu Fuchikami; Aya Matsuki; Shigeto Yamawaki; Israel Liberzon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-4269
- DOI
- 10.1002/da.20629
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