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Paroxetine retards disease onset and progression in Huntingtin mutant mice.
Annals of neurology - 1 Apr 2004
Duan Wenzhen, Guo Zhihong, Jiang Haiyang, Ladenheim Bruce, Xu Xiangru, Cadet Jean Lud, Mattson Mark P
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We report that administration of paroxetine, a widely prescribed antidepressant drug that acts by inhibiting reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin, suppresses the neurodegenerative process and increases the survival of huntingtin mutant mice, an animal model of Huntington's disease (HD). Par...
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