Abstract:Women are more than twice as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety compared with men. This enhanced susceptibility begins at puberty and ends at menopause suggesting that cycling ovarian hormones are likely a contributing factor to this phenomenon. However, the mechanism by which ovarian hormones contribute to this enhanced susceptibility to stress remains unknown. Using a modified social defeat model in which a female repeatedly bears witness to an aggressive social defeat encounter, we have previously… Show more
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