CellWell record HH-5431
An oldie but goodie: lithium in the treatment of bipolar disorder through neuroprotective and neurotrophic mechanisms
Won E; Kim YK
International Journal of Molecular Sciences ยท 2017
In plain language
This review outlined lithium's neurotrophic and neuroprotective mechanisms, including BDNF induction, GSK-3 inhibition, and reduced apoptosis, as candidate biological explanations for its long-studied mood-stabilizing effects.
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