Expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the hippocampal formation in affective disorders

Hippocampal output is increased in affective disorders and is mediated by increased glutamatergic input via N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor and moderated by antidepressant treatment. Activation of NMDA receptors by glutamate evokes the release of nitric oxide (NO) by the activation of neuronal...

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Main Authors: R.M.W. Oliveira, F.S. Guimarães, J.F.W. Deakin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2008-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000400012