Aromatase inhibition and ketamine in rats: sex-differences in antidepressant-like efficacy

Abstract Background Ketamine has been recently approved to treat resistant depression; however preclinical studies showed sex differences in its efficacy. Sex steroids, such as estrogens and testosterone, both in the periphery and locally in the brain, are regarded as important modulators of these s...

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Main Authors: Sandra Ledesma-Corvi, Jordi Jornet-Plaza, M. Julia García-Fuster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-023-00560-5