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Research Article

Effect of escitalopram versus placebo on GRα messenger RNA expression in peripheral blood cells of healthy individuals with a family history of depression – a secondary outcome analysis from the randomized AGENDA trial

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Pages 297-302 | Received 27 Apr 2015, Accepted 08 Oct 2015, Published online: 11 Jan 2016

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