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Discoveries ›Foundation Scientific Council Member Invents Receptor Leading to New Understanding of Depression
August 02, 2011
Scientific Council Member, Bryan L. Roth, M.D., Ph.D., developed a special receptor that was added to serotonin-producing neurons in mice, enabling a powering down of these cells, which affect breathing, body temperature, and mood.
The findings shed further light on what may cause, and ultimately prevent, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Depression.
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