Where ketamine and dopamine collide.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 34137373.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.70148 and PMC identifier 8211445.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Ketamine strengthens connections between two brain regions that are involved in the production and regulation of dopamine, which may explain how the drug can alleviate depression.
Medical subject headings
- Ketamine