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Original Research Report

Long-term effects of early-life caregiving experiences on brain-derived neurotrophic factor histone acetylation in the adult rat mPFC

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Pages 607-615 | Received 07 Jan 2015, Accepted 08 Jul 2015, Published online: 18 Aug 2015

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