Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5814728 Neuropharmacology 2013 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Females are more sensitive to the antidepressant effects of ketamine than male rats. ► Estrogen and progesterone mediate greater sensitivity to ketamine in female rats. ► The mechanisms of ketamine's antidepressant effects are sexually dimorphic.
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Sex differences in the antidepressant-like effects of ketamine
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