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Involvement of neuropeptide systems in schizophrenia: human studies.
International review of neurobiology - 1 Jan 2007
Cáceda Ricardo, Kinkead Becky, Nemeroff Charles B
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Neuropeptides are heterogeneously distributed throughout the digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems and serve as neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and hormones. Neuropeptides are phylogenetically conserved and have been demonstrated to regulate numerous behaviors. They have been hypothesized to be pathologically involved in several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. On the basis of preclinical...
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