Glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity in the prefrontal cortex distinguishes younger from older adults in major depressive disorder
Biological PsychiatryPublished 1 October 2000
José Javier Miguel-Hidalgo, Christie C. Baucom, Ginny Dilley, James C. Overholser, Herbert Y. Meltzer, Craig A. Stockmeier
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The present results suggest that the GFAP-immunoreactive astroglia is differentially involved in the pathology of MDD in younger compared with older adults.
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The present results suggest that the GFAP-immunoreactive astroglia is differentially involved in the pathology of MDD in younger compared with older adults.
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