NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND DEPRESSION - TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, OR TOO UNSTABLE

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MAAS, JW
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10.1016/0166-2236(79)90118-8
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
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The results of measurements of levels of brain neurotransmitter concentrations and metabolism, and the effects of antidepressant treatment on these levels, have been very variable. In this article James Maas presents various of this material, and discusses why some of these data appear contradictory. He then describes an approach to the problem that might help find a way out of the 'jungle'. © 1979.
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