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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"serotonin-transporter-polymorphism"”.
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Impact of the Serotonin-Transporter-Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and Stressful Life Events on the Stress Response in Humans
The 5-HTT gene (SLC6A4) is regulated by a common polymorphism in the promoter region (5-HTTLPR), which has functional consequences. Two major alleles have been observed and shown to have differential transcriptional activity with the long (L) allele having greater gene expression than the short (S) …
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Serotonin and Threat: from Gene to Behaviour
… emotions associated with threat than others? As serotonin has been implicated as a key neuromodulator of emotion, the thesis addresses this question by adopting a multi-systems approach to investigate the link between serotonin and both threat-driven behaviour and trait anxiety with the common …