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Depression-like behavioral phenotypes by social and social plus visual isolation in the adult female Macaca fascicularis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Li Xin, Xu Fan, Xie Liang, Ji Yongjia, Cheng Ke, Zhou Qinmin, Wang Tao, Shively Carol, Wu Qingyuan, Gong Wei, Fang Liang, Zhan Qunlin, Melgiri N D, Xie Peng
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating psychiatric mood disorder that affects millions of individuals globally. Our understanding of the biological basis of MDD is poor, and current treatments are ineffective in a significant proportion of cases. This current situation may relate to the dominant rodent animal models of depression, which possess translational limitations due to limited homologies with...
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