Browsing by Subject "Onset of action"
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Characterisation of the ?2A-adrenoceptor antagonism by mirtazapine and its modifying effects on receptor signalling
(North-West University, 2004)Mirtazapine is an atypical antidepressant employed clinically for the treatment of major depression. As a multipotent antagonist it acts at α2a-adrenergic receptors (α2a -ARs). serotonin type-2A receptors (5-HT2a-Rs) and ... -
Is major depressive disorder a metabolic encephalopathy?
(Wiley, 2008)Metabolic encephalopathy is an acute disturbance in cellular metabolism in the brain evoked by conditions of hypoxia, hypoglycaemia, oxidative stress and/or inflammation. It usually develops acutely or subacutely and is ...