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Vagal Nerve Stimulation Rapidly Activates Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Receptor TrkB in Rat Brain

BACKGROUND: Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) has been approved for treatment-resistant depression. Many antidepressants increase expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in brain or activate, via phosphorylation, its receptor, TrkB. There have been no studies yet of whether VNS would also...

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Autores principales: Furmaga, Havan, Carreno, Flavia Regina, Frazer, Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22563458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034844