Sentences with phrase «ketamine interacts»
Ketamine interacts with NMDA receptors in the brain, meaning it works differently than conventional antidepressant medications that influence serotonin.
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Maged Harraz, Ph.D., a research associate and the first author of the newly published research paper, says the researchers already knew that ketamine interacts with excitatory NMDA receptors on nerve cells in the brain to block their activity.
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The findings, presented on November 14 at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting in Washington DC, only deepen the mystery of how ketamine, which has powerful mood - lifting properties, interacts with the brain.