An enhancement of the firing activity of dopamine neurons as a common denominator of antidepressant treatments?

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 551-553

  Chenu, Franck ^a   Ghanbari, Ramez ^a   El Mansari, Mostafa ^a   Blier, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLORGYLINE; ESCITALOPRAM; PHENELZINE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DOPAMINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ELECTROSHOCK; MALE; NEURONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84862660302     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145711001362     Document Type: Letter

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