Mitochondrial dysfunction in psychiatric morbidity: Current evidence and therapeutic prospects

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 2441-2447

  Toker, Lilach ^a   Agam, Galila ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Psychiatric disorders; Schizophrenia; Stanley foundation brain collection

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DNA POLYMERASE; LITHIUM; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; AUTOPHAGY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; COMORBIDITY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 84942768116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S70346     Document Type: Review

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