Contributions of animal models to the study of mood disorders

Mood disorders are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, yet their underlying pathophysiology remains unclear. Animal models serve as a powerful tool for investigating the neurobiological mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders; however, no animal model developed to date can fully mimic th...

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Main Authors: Samira S. Valvassori, Josiane Budni, Roger B. Varela, Joao Quevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000600008&lng=en&tlng=en