Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 769-780 , July 2006

Prenatal stress alters Fos protein expression in hippocampus and locus coeruleus stress-related brain structures

  • Odile Viltart

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Perinatal Stress, JE2365, University of Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
    • O. Viltart and J. Mairesse contribute equally to the work presented here.
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  • Jérôme Mairesse

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Perinatal Stress, JE2365, University of Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
    • O. Viltart and J. Mairesse contribute equally to the work presented here.
    • ,
  • Muriel Darnaudéry

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Perinatal Stress, JE2365, University of Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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  • Hélène Louvart

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Perinatal Stress, JE2365, University of Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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  • Christel Vanbesien-Mailliot

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Perinatal Stress, JE2365, University of Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
    • ,
  • Assia Catalani

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Pharmacology, Dip Erspamer, University of Rome1 ‘La Sapienza’, 00185 Rome, Italy
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  • Stefania Maccari

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Perinatal Stress, JE2365, University of Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
    • Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University Rome1 ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Laboratory Neurophysiology/Perinatal Stress, Departement of Biology, University of Lille 1, Cite Scientifique, Batiment SN4.1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. Fax: +33 3 20 43 46 02.

Received 30 November 2005 ,Revised 18 February 2006 ,Accepted 19 February 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2006.02.007

Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 769-780 , July 2006

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