Sensitivity To Antidepressants Linked With TrkB-mediated Neural Proliferation
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 12:28
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have unveiled a functional link between production of new neurons and the effectiveness of antidepressants in an animal model. The study, published by Cell Press in the journal Neuron, provides exciting insight into a mechanism that might underlie a poor response to antidepressive medications for anxiety or depression.