Posted by danf on November 7, 2000, at 8:01:33
In reply to Re: Brain Serotonin Receptors in Depression , posted by noa on November 5, 2000, at 10:17:11
The short answer... no one knows.
We don't yet know how valid serotonin receptor typing is, in terms of specific disorders &/or meds
There still need to be different serotonin specific markers used for imaging along with markers for other neurotransmitters. The current markers may be too specific or not specific enough
We still need:
pretreatment & post treatment studies over time of different disorders
pre & post ECT with followup over time
studies are greatly hampered by not having a valid animal model with a brain close to human.
I would put the current level somewhere like this.
we are about to work on a car & are trying wrenches. we have yet to decide if we need english, metric or Russian wrenches. Some that have been tried seem to fit, sometimes...
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