Neurophysiological mechanisms of electroconvulsive therapy for depression

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-11

  Kato, Nobuo ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Mood disorder; Neural excitability; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 45; KETAMINE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NUCLEAR FACTOR; PROTEIN HOMER 1A; PROTEIN HOMER 1B; PROTIRELIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOOD DISORDER; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;

EID: 64249146882     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2009.01.014     Document Type: Review

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