Essays about: "anti-depressant"
Found 5 essays containing the word anti-depressant.
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1. When the brain loses TrkBactivation : The effects of ketamine on BDNF-TrkB neurotransmission in animal models of depression
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kemi och biomedicin (KOB)Abstract : Ketamine is a non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-channel blocker that has recently shown promise in the treatment of major depressive disorder, distinguishing itself from classical anti-depressants through its rapid and lasting effects when given at sub-anaesthetic doses. Animal models of depression are commonly used to research individual mechanisms of action and this literature review aimed to investigate how ketamine influences BDNF-TrkB neurotransmission in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex within animal models of depression. READ MORE
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2. The effect of an anti-depressant on responses to predation in an isopod
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : A lot of chemicals and pharmaceutical substances used by humans, are released into the waste-water and end up in lakes and ponds. Further, because pharmaceutical substances are increasing worldwide, the problem increases. A very common human anti-depressant is fluoxetine which is found in lakes, ponds and even in the bodies of aquatic organisms. READ MORE
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3. Who can compete? Analysing the concept of potential competition in reverse patent settlements
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : After the General Court’s (GC) decision in case T-472/13 H. Lundbeck A/S and Lundbeck Ltd v Commission it seems the concept of potential competition in the context of so-called ‘pay-for-delay’ agreements, or reverse patent settlements, might have been altered; that the bar in order for an undertaking to qualify as a potential competitor might have been lowered. READ MORE
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4. Fish on drugs - an experimental study of crucian carp exposed to fluoxetine and a natural predator
University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildningAbstract : Organisms in the aquatic environment face the challenge of exposure to environmental pollution by a multitude of pharmaceuticals. However, the potential for disruptive effects in non-target aquatic organism remains poorly understood. READ MORE
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5. The toxicological evaluation of Sewage Effluents and Pharmaceuticals with the use of Zebrafish as a model organism
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : The presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment has been an issue of increasing concern and sewage treatment plants have been identified as the principal sources ofpharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting chemicals in the aquatic environment.In this study, zebrafish juveniles and adults were exposed to sewage effluents that had undergone treatment processes (A1-A7) at Hammarby Sjostad’s sewage treatment plant in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment processes. READ MORE
