A delta opioid receptor agonist, KNT-127, exerts anti-stress and anti-depressant activity in mouse model (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

A delta opioid receptor agonist, KNT-127, exerts anti-stress and anti-depressant activity in mouse model

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Researchers from Japan demonstrate that a DOP agonist, KNT-127, alters the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, hippocampal neurogenesis, and neuroinflammation, to exhibit therapeutic and prophylactic effects

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"202102 Frontal plane of the brain hippocampus" by DataBase Center for Life Science (DBCLS) Image link: https://openverse.org/image/20a056ba-1cab-48fd-98cd-62e3bd9d43e0?q=brain%20hippocampus

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