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DNA methylation of OXTR is associated with parasympathetic nervous system activity and amygdala morphology

Oxytocin has anxiolytic properties whose mechanisms of action are still being identified. DNA methylation in the promoter region of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR), an epigenetic modification that putatively reflects a downtuning of the oxytocin system, has previously been implicated in the regula...

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Autores principales: Lancaster, Katie, Goldbeck, Lauren, Puglia, Meghan H, Morris, James P, Connelly, Jessica J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30257007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsy086