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Enhancement of hippocampal neurogenesis by lithium.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Oct 2000
Chen G, Rajkowska G, Du F, Seraji-Bozorgzad N, Manji H K
Abstract excerpt
Increasing evidence suggests that mood disorders are associated with a reduction in regional CNS volume and neuronal and glial cell atrophy or loss. Lithium, a mainstay in the treatment of mood disorders, has recently been demonstrated to robustly increase the levels of the cytoprotective B-cell lymphoma protein-2 (bcl-2) in areas of rodent brain and in cultured cells. In view of bcl-2's antiapoptotic and...
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