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Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)

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he study looked at gene expression and metabolite content changes in the macaque brain following two-year administration of the common antidepressant fluoxetine, aka. Prozac. The concentrations of some products of metabolism turned out to be decreased compared to the control group of animals. So-called free polyunsaturated fatty acids proved to be affected the most.

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Reworked by Nicolas Posunko/Skoltech from Anna Tkachev et al./International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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