Brain Protein Linked to Depression --- Science has finally created Super Depressed Mice

[13Gigatons]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060105/ap_...24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-

So the researchers bred mice that had no p11-producing gene. They acted depressed, and had fewer 1B receptors and less serotonin activity than regular mice. They also were less likely to improve with depression medication. Mice genetically altered to produce extra p11 acted in just the opposite way ? no depression-like behavior, and their brain cells carried extra serotonin-signaling receptors.

 

[quakefiend420]

cheer up emo mouse

 

[BatmanNate]

Pandimentional beings have a lot to be depressed about.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
cheer up emo mouse

hehehe

 

[Agnostos Insania]

Very fascinating. I'd really like to know how mice "act depressed" though. They don't enjoy running in the little wheel anymore, they aren't interested in shagging their sister rats, etc?
Any research that furthers the cause of the severity and validity of depression gets my approval. It helps fight against ignorant people, sort of like, umm... Let me think of an example...

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
cheer up emo mouse

Thanks.

 

[homestarmy]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
cheer up emo mouse

hehehe

I didn't think that that was the right style for emo.

 

[Triumph]

Good stuff. Although I too wonder how a mouse acts depressed. 😕

 

[LeiZaK]

Originally posted by: Triumph
Good stuff. Although I too wonder how a mouse acts depressed. 😕

maybe absence of serotonin = depression?