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Antidepressant-like effects and basal immobility depend on age and serotonin transporter genotype.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Sept 2015
Mitchell Nathan C, Koek Wouter, Daws Lynette C
Abstract excerpt
Monoamine uptake inhibitors are common treatments for depression; however, the therapeutic efficacy of these drugs varies widely. Two factors that are commonly linked to clinical outcome are age and serotonin transporter (SERT) genotype. Mouse models provide powerful tools to study consequences of age and genotype on antidepressant-like efficacy; however, to date, systematic studies of this nature are lacking....
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