Chronic vagus nerve stimulation induces neuronal plasticity in the rat hippocampus
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- 24 March 2009
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
- Vol. 12 (09) , 1209-1221
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1461145709000200
Abstract
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is used to treat pharmacotherapy-resistant epilepsy and depression. However, the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic eKeywords
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