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Chronic lithium treatment elicits its antimanic effects via BDNF-TrkB dependent synaptic downscaling

Lithium is widely used as a treatment for Bipolar Disorder although the molecular mechanisms that underlie its therapeutic effects are under debate. In this study, we show brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is required for the antimanic-like effects of lithium but not the antidepressant-like e...

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Autores principales: Gideons, Erinn S, Lin, Pei-Yi, Mahgoub, Melissa, Kavalali, Ege T, Monteggia, Lisa M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28621662
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.25480