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Dopamine receptor D4 is not associated with antidepressant activity of sleep deprivation.
Psychiatry research - 20 Dec 1999
Serretti A, Benedetti F, Colombo C, Lilli R, Lorenzi C, Smeraldi E
Abstract excerpt
Total sleep deprivation (TSD) is an effective treatment for mood disorders which is thought to act through an enhancement in several neurotransmitter pathways including dopaminergic transmission. However, not all patients respond to TSD and genetic factors are likely to play a major role in determining TSD response. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of dopamine receptor D4 exon 3 (DRD4)...
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