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Publications [#185955] of Herbert E Covington, III

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  1. Krishnan, Vaishnav and Han, Ming-Hu and Mazei-Robison, Michelle and I{\~n}iguez, Sergio D. and Ables, Jessica L. and Vialou, Vincent and Berton, Olivier and Ghose, Subroto and Covington, Herbert E. and Wiley, Matthew D. and Henderson, Ross P. and Neve, Rachael L. and Eisch, Amelia J. and Tamminga, Carol A. and Russo, Scott J. and Bola{\~n}os, Carlos A. and Nestler, Eric J. (2008). AKT signaling within the ventral tegmental area regulates cellular and behavioral responses to stressful stimuli.. Biological psychiatry, 64(8), 691--700. [18639865], [doi]
    (last updated on 2011/12/30)

    Abstract:
    The neurobiological mechanisms by which only a minority of stress-exposed individuals develop psychiatric diseases remain largely unknown. Recent evidence suggests that dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) play a key role in the manifestation of stress vulnerability.


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