Regulation of antidepressant activity by cAMP response element binding proteins

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-155

  Conti, Alana C ^a   Blendy, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; CREB; CREM; Forced swim test; Gene expression; Neurogenesis; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; DESIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; REBOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BRAIN REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DEPRESSION; GENETICS; IMMOBILIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION;

EID: 16644390661     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MN:30:2:143     Document Type: Review

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