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Metabolic brain connectivity analysis of a depressive-like phenotype in rats: a graph theory PET study.
Psychiatry research - 1 Apr 2026
Vazquez-Matias Daniel A, de Vries Erik F J, Guerrin Cyprien G J, Prasad Kavya, Doorduin Janine
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This study aimed to investigate whether there are metabolic connectivity alterations in the brain of rats with a depressive-like phenotype, using positron emission tomography (PET) and graph theory methods. Male Wistar rats were exposed to 5 days of repeated social defeat (RSD) to induce a depressive-like phenotype, and brain connectivity was assessed with [18F]FDG-PET. Sucrose preference tests were conducted to...
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