The neuropharmacology of serotonin and noradrenaline in depression

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Feeney, A ^b   Nutt, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Noradrenaline; Radio ligand; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; MIANSERIN; MIRTAZAPINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; RADIOLIGAND; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SEROTONIN UPTAKE;

EID: 0032878636     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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