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Advances of  role of glutamate in anxiety disorder

  • LI Meng-yao ,
  • WU Yan ,
  • DU Ya-song
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  • 1.Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China; 2.Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China

Online published: 2014-05-13

Supported by

Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau, 2011303

Abstract

The anxiety disorder is one of the most common mental disorders in clinical practice. The role of glutamate neurotransmitters in the development and treatment of anxiety disorder is being increasingly studied in recent years. This paper reviews the progresses of the mechanism of glutamine on the anxiety disorder and the clinical researches on medication related to the glutamine pathway.

Cite this article

LI Meng-yao , WU Yan , DU Ya-song . Advances of  role of glutamate in anxiety disorder[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Medical Science), 2014 , 34(4) : 459 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2014.04.012

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