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Patient-control association study of substance P-related genes in unipolar and bipolar affective disorders.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Dec 2005
Mendlewicz Julien, Oswald Pierre, Claes Stephan, Massat Isabelle, Souery Daniel, Van Broeckhoven Christine, Del-Favero Jurgen
Abstract excerpt
In the search of genes potentially implicated in the aetiology of affective disorders (AD), SUBSTANCE P (SP) pathway is receiving increased interest. SP receptor antagonists, such as MK-869 and L-759274, have been shown to have antidepressant effect. Results from preclinical and human studies implicate SP and its pathway in the pathophysiology of mood disorders. We investigated a possible association between 20...
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