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The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
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Early life stress is associated with anxiety, increased stress responsivity and preference for “comfort foods” in adult female rats

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Pages 549-556 | Received 21 Mar 2013, Accepted 25 May 2013, Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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