Lithium and neuroprotection: New potential uses in psychiatry;Lítio e neuroproteção: Novos usos potenciais em psiquiatria

Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 294-295

  Nunes, Paula V ^a,b   Forlenza, Orestes V ^a   Gattaz, Wagner F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department and Institute of Psychiatry   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPROTECTION; PSYCHIATRY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 41949085905     PISSN: 01016083     EISSN: 1806938X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-60832007000600007     Document Type: Short Survey

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