Depression as a spreading neuronal adjustment disorder

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-223

  Harro, Jaanus ^a,b   Oreland, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine; Depression; Dopamine; Locus coeruleus; Neuronal activity; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLONIDINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; IDAZOXAN; IMIPRAMINE; N METHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; PAROXETINE; PIMOZIDE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TIANEPTINE; YOHIMBINE;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALADJUSTMENT; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030221023     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-977X(96)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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