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SUBMITTER: Borges S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3746691 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Borges Sónia S Coimbra Bárbara B Soares-Cunha Carina C Miguel Pêgo José J Sousa Nuno N João Rodrigues Ana A
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 20130507 10
Prenatal stress or exposure to elevated levels of glucocorticoids (GCs) can impair specific neurobehavioral circuits leading to alterations in emotional processes later in life. In turn, emotional deficits may interfere with the quality and degree of social interaction. Here, by using a comprehensive behavioral approach in combination with the measurement of ultrasonic vocalizations, we show that in utero GC (iuGC)-exposed animals present increased immobility in the forced swimming test, pronoun ...[more]