The P7C3 class of neuroprotective compounds exerts antidepressant efficacy in mice by increasing hippocampal neurogenesis

Walker, A K, Rivera, P D, Wang, Q, Chuang, J-C, Tran, S, Osborne-Lawrence, S, Estill, S J, Starwalt, R +8 more·2015·Molecular Psychiatry
DOI 10.1038/mp.2014.34

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