Therapeutic utility of Phosphodiesterase type I inhibitors in neurological conditions.
Neuronal plasticity is an essential property of the brain that is impaired in different neurological conditions. Phosphodiesterase type 1 (PDE1) inhibitors can enhance levels of the second messengers cAMP/cGMP leading to the expression of neuronal plasticity-related genes, neurotrophic factors and n...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2011.00021/full |