The new ‘5-HT’ hypothesis of depression : cell-mediated immune activation induces indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, which leads to lower plasma tryptophan and an increased synthesis of detrimental tryptophan catabolites (TRYCATs), both of which contribute to the onset of depression
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posted on 2011-04-29, 00:00authored byM. Maes, B Leonard, A Myint, M Kubera, R Verkerk
The new ‘5-HT’ hypothesis of depression : cell-mediated immune activation induces indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, which leads to lower plasma tryptophan and an increased synthesis of detrimental tryptophan catabolites (TRYCATs), both of which contribute to the onset of depression
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Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology and biological psychiatry