Prenatal stress induces a depressive-like phenotype in adolescent rats: The key role of TGF-β1 pathway

• Main Authors: Annamaria Fidilio (Author), Margherita Grasso (Author), Giuseppe Caruso (Author), Nicolò Musso (Author), Veronica Begni (Author), Anna Privitera (Author), Sebastiano Alfio Torrisi (Author), Patrizia Campolongo (Author), Stefania Schiavone (Author), Fabio Tascedda (Author), Gian Marco Leggio (Author), Filippo Drago (Author), Marco Andrea Riva (Author), Filippo Caraci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Stressful experiences early in life, especially in the prenatal period, can increase the risk to develop depression during adolescence. However, there may be important qualitative and quantitative differences in outcome of prenatal stress (PNS), where some individuals exposed to PNS are vulnerable a...