Animal models for predicting the efficacy and side effects of antipsychotic drugs
The use of antipsychotic drugs represents an important approach for the treatment of schizophrenia. However, their efficacy is limited to certain symptoms of this disorder, and they induce serious side effects. As a result, there is a strong demand for the development of new drugs, which depends on...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2013-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000600009&lng=en&tlng=en |