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Tricyclic antidepressants, but not the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine, bind to the S1S2 domain of AMPA receptors.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 15 Feb 2007
Stoll Laura, Seguin Sandlin, Gentile Lisa
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The hypothesis that depression is caused solely by a decrease in synaptic availability of monoaminergic neurotransmitters has been questioned over the past two decades. Based on accumulating data, it seems more plausible that cross-talk exists between neurotransmitters in the CNS, including the glutamatergic system. Glutamate, the major fast excitatory neurotransmitter in the CNS, is the natural agonist for the...
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