Journal:
:acta medica iranica
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masoumeh emamghoreishi department of pharmacology, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, fars, iran. and department of neuroscience, school of advanced medical sciences and technologies, shiraz university of medical sciences, fars, iran. and psychiatric research centre, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, fars, iran.
mojtaba keshavarz department of pharmacology, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, fars, iran.
ali akbar nekooeian department of pharmacology, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, fars, iran.
s100ß a neurotrophic factor mainly released by astrocytes, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder. thus, lithium may exert its neuroprotective effects to some extent through s100ß. furthermore, the possible effects of lithium on astrocytes as well as on interactions between neurons and astrocytes as a part of its mechanisms of actions are unknown. this study was undertaken...
