Second pathway for antidepressants: New fluorescent assay reveals TREK1 mechanism

Monday, February 7, 2011 - 13:31 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have developed a unique cell-based fluorescent assay that enabled them to identify a means by which fluoxetine, the active ingredient in Prozac, suppresses the activity of the TREK1 potassium channel. TREK1 could be an important new target for antidepressant drugs.

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