Early Social Enrichment Shapes Social Behavior and Nerve Growth Factor and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in the Adult Mouse Brain

@article{Branchi2006EarlySE,
  title={Early Social Enrichment Shapes Social Behavior and Nerve Growth Factor and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in the Adult Mouse Brain},
  author={Igor Branchi and Ivana D’Andrea and Marco Fiore and Veronica Di Fausto and Luigi Aloe and Enrico Alleva},
  journal={Biological Psychiatry},
  year={2006},
  volume={60},
  pages={690-696}
}
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