BEYOND FUR COLOR: DIFFERENCES IN SOCIO-EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR AND THE OXYTOCIN SYSTEM BETWEEN MALE BL6 AND CD1 MICE IN ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTHOOD

Beyond fur color: differences in socio-emotional behavior and the oxytocin system between male BL6 and CD1 mice in adolescence and adulthood

IntroductionThe development of stress-related psychopathologies, often associated with socio-emotional dysfunctions, is crucially determined by genetic and environmental factors, which shape the individual vulnerability or resilience to stress.Especially early adolescence is considered a vulnerable time for the development of psychopathologies.Vari

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Heart rate variability measurement and clinical depression in acute coronary syndrome patients: narrative review of recent literature

Patricia RE Harris,1 Claire E Sommargren,2 Phyllis K Stein,3 Gordon L Fung,4,5 Barbara J Drew6,7 1ECG Monitoring Research Lab, 2Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; 3Heart Rate Variability Laboratory, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA; read more 4Asian H

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Rhoptry Proteins ROP5 and ROP18 Are Major Murine Virulence Factors in Genetically Divergent South American Strains of Toxoplasma gondii.

Toxoplasma gondii has evolved a number of strategies to evade immune responses in its many hosts.Previous genetic mapping of crosses between clonal type 1, 2, and 3 strains of T.gondii, which are prevalent in Europe and North America, identified two rhoptry proteins, ROP5 and ROP18, that function together to block innate immune mechanisms activated

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