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Effects of chronic haloperidol and clozapine treatment on neurogenesis in the adult rat hippocampus.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Jun 2004
Halim Nader D, Weickert Cynthia Shannon, McClintock Benjamin W, Weinberger Daniel R, Lipska Barbara K
Abstract excerpt
It has been proposed that the therapeutic benefits of treatment with antidepressants and mood stabilizers may arise partially from their ability to stimulate neurogenesis. This study was designed to examine the effects of chronic antipsychotic treatment on cell proliferation and survival in the adult rat hippocampus. Haloperidol (0.05 and 2 mg/kg), clozapine (0.5 and 20 mg/kg), or vehicle were administered i.p....
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