Subtype-specific alterations of gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate in patients with major depression.

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Measurement of cortical gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate concentrations is possible using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. An initial report, using this technique, suggested that occipital cortex GABA concentrations are reduced in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) relative to healthy comparison subjects.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Arch Gen Psychiatry

Title: Archives of general psychiatry

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN: 0003-990X

ISSN (Print): 0003-990X

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2004

Volume: 61

Issue: 7

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[1 ] Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. gerard.sanacora@yale.edu

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Publisher Item ID: 61/7/705

DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.61.7.705

PubMed ID: 15237082

SO-VID: fdadd7e8-ae6e-40f1-a476-da995f035ec7

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