New Mouse Model Of Depression, Anxiety Enhances Understanding Of Antidepressant Drugs
Monday, June 1, 2009 - 09:07
in Health & Medicine
A recent study finds that the antidepressant effects of drugs like Prozac involve both neurogenesis-dependent and -independent mechanisms, a finding that may lead to development of better treatments for depression and anxiety. The research utilizes a new experimental mouse model of depression/anxiety that is the first to permit simultaneous examination of multiple effects of antidepressant treatment in the same animal.
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