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An emerging epigenetic framework of systemic and central mechanisms underlying stress-related disorders

Neuropsychopharmacology 44, 235–236 (2019) | Download Citation

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Authors acknowledge funding support from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the Robertson Foundation and the Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) (to C.N. and B.S.M.).

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  1. Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, The Rockefeller University, New York, USA

    • Carla Nasca
    • , Natalie Rasgon
    •  & Bruce McEwen

  2. Center for Neuroscience in Women’s Health, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 91304, USA

    • Natalie Rasgon

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