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First mouse model of spontaneous depression-like episodes shows new candidate brain region

October 20, 2015 by

A mouse strain with a mutation that leads to dysfunction of mitochondria -- the 'powerhouses' that provide energy to cells -- spontaneously undergo periodic episodes of depression-like behavior that resemble those in human, scientists report.

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