The Role of the 5-HT1A Autoreceptor In Response to Antidepressant Treatment

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are the first-line treatment for major depression, but require several weeks to elicit a clinical effect. One mechanism that may underlie this delay in SSRI action implicates the gradual desensitization of 5-HT1A autoreceptors, leading to enhanced firi...

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Main Author: Cardin, Valerie
Other Authors: Albert, Paul
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36214
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20494