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Activated Tryptophan-Kynurenine metabolic system in the human brain is associated with learned fear

Maria Rita Battaglia1, Chiara Di Fazio2, Simone Battaglia2,3

  • 1Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy.

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
|August 14, 2023
PubMed
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Keywords:
KYN pathwayPFC-dependent cognitionTryptophan-Kynurenine pathwayfear conditioninglearned fearneuropsychiatric disordersprefrontal cortex (PFC)

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