Depression
New depression research reported from Semmelweis University
Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, April 12th, 2010
"To assess the functional state of the serotonergic system, the acute behavioural and brain metabolic effect of SSRI antidepressants were studied during the recovery period after MDMA-induced neuronal damage. The effects of the SSRI fluoxetine and the serotonin receptor agonist meta-chloro-phenylpiperazine (m-CPP) were investigated in the social interaction test in Dark Agouti rats, 6 months after treatment with a single dose of MDMA (15 or 30 mg kg(-1). i.p.)," researchers in Budapest, Hungary report.
"At earlier time points these doses of MDMA have been shown to cause 30-60% loss in axonal densities in several brain regions. Densities of the serotonergic axons were...
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