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Research from Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry in life sciences provides new insights
Published in Telemedicine Law Weekly, June 23rd, 2007
Researchers detail in "In vitro and in vivo binding of neuroactive steroids to the sigma-1 receptor as measured with the positron emission tomography radioligand [18F]FPS," new data in life sciences. According to a study from the United States, "Sigma-1 receptors are widely expressed in the mammalian brain and also in organs of the immune, endocrine and reproductive systems. Based on behavioral and pharmacological assessments, sigma-1 receptors are important in memory and cognitive processes, and are thought to be involved in specific psychiatric illnesses, including schizophrenia, depression, and drug addiction."
"It is thought that specific neuroactive steroids are...
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