The mesolimbic dopamine reward circuit in depression.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Biological Psychiatry

• Publication date

  2006-06-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BIOPSYCH.2005.09.018PMID 16566899
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