Glutamate neurotransmission system may be involved with depression risk

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

Researchers using a new approach to identifying genes associated with depression have found that variants in a group of genes involved in transmission of signals by the neurotransmitter glutamate appear to increase the risk of depression.

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