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Re: About my post..and Suicide... » linkadge

Posted by SLS on July 21, 2005, at 20:05:28

In reply to Re: About my post..and Suicide..., posted by linkadge on July 20, 2005, at 20:11:24

> "Let's keep things simple - empirical. Some compounds are antidepressants. Some are not. What we see through imaging is instructive, but not yet predictive"
>
> Yes, exactly. Some compounds are antidepressants. The ones that make rats swim longer in a tank are antidepressants. That doesn't say much.
>
> Linkadge

Come on, those are only paradigms that are used for screening compounds for *potential* antidepressants. They are not designated as being antidepressants at this stage of investigation. Their potential as antidepressants is tested further in human studies. They don't become antidepressants until they show efficacy in human beings.


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