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Preproenkephalin knockout mice show no depression-related phenotype.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Nov 2007
Bilkei-Gorzo Andras, Michel Kerstin, Noble Florence, Roques Bernard P, Zimmer Andreas
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Clinical, preclinical, and pharmacological studies have suggested that decreased enkephalin tone is associated with depression-like symptoms and increase in enkephalin signaling could have a therapeutic value in the treatment of depression. In this study we demonstrate that, surprisingly, animals...
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