Regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis: Relevance to depression

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 853-864

  Vaidya, Vidita A ^a   Fernandes, Kimberly ^a   Jha, Shanker ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Desipramine; Fluoxetine; Hippocampus; Mood disorders; Neuronal progenitors; Stem cells; Subgranular zone

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ENDOCANNABINOID; ESTROGEN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLUTAMIC ACID; LITHIUM; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SUBSTANCE P; VASCULOTROPIN;

CLINICAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MOOD DISORDER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS;

EID: 34447130850     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.7.7.853     Document Type: Review

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