Antidepressant mechanisms: Functional and molecular correlates of excitatory amino acid neurotransmission

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue , 2002, Pages S15-S22

  Stewart, C A ^a   Reid, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMPA; Depressive disorder; Electroconvulsive; Hippocampus; Long term potentiation; NMDA; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036218088     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001014     Document Type: Article

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