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The anterior cingulate ERK pathway contributes to regulation of behavioral excitement and hedonic activity.
Bipolar disorders - 1 Jun 2009
Creson Thomas K, Hao Yanlei, Engel Sharon, Shen Yi, Hamidi Anahita, Zhuo Min, Manji Husseini K, Chen Guang
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OBJECTIVES: Several intracellular signaling cascades, such as the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), Wnt-signaling/GSK-3, PLC/PKC, and PI3K pathways, have been shown to be affected directly or indirectly by mood stabilizers. Clinical imaging studies reveal that mood disorders are associated with structural and/or metabolic changes in specific brain regions such as the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)....
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