The role of alpha-2A-adrenergic receptor antagonism in therapeutic efficacy and onset of action of antidepressant drugs in a rat model of depression / Nico Liebenberg

While delayed onset of antidepressant action remains a shortcoming of current antidepressants, preliminary clinical data with newer antidepressants, including mirtazapine, show promise for a hastened onset. Several potential mechanisms have been postulated and investigated. Mirtazapine displays sero...

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Main Author: Liebenberg, Nico
Published: North-West University 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1414