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Repeated ketamine exposure induces an enduring resilient phenotype in adolescent and adult rats.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Nov 2013
Parise Eric M, Alcantara Lyonna F, Warren Brandon L, Wright Katherine N, Hadad Roey, Sial Omar K, Kroeck Kyle G, Iñiguez Sergio D, Bolaños-Guzmán Carlos A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder afflicts up to 10% of adolescents. However, nearly 50% of those afflicted are considered nonresponsive to available treatments. Ketamine, a noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist has shown potential as a rapid-acting and long-lasting treatment for major depressive disorder in adults. Thus, the effectiveness and functional consequences of ketamine exposure...
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