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Excitotoxic lesions in the central nucleus of the amygdala attenuate stress-induced anxiety behavior

The extended amygdala, composed by the amygdaloid nuclei and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), plays a critical role in anxiety behavior. In particular, the link between the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) and the BNST seems to be critical to the formation of anxiety-like behavio...

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Autores principales: Ventura-Silva, Ana P., Melo, António, Ferreira, Ana C., Carvalho, Miguel M., Campos, Filipa L., Sousa, Nuno, Pêgo, José M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3630370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23626528
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00032