Centre of Experimental Medicine SAS
Topic
Comparison of antidepressant effects of natural psychoplastogen and an mTOR activator in animal model of depression
PhD. program
Animal physiology
Name of the supervisor
doc. RNDr. Oľga Pecháňová, DrSc.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Natural Sciences Comenius University
Annotation
The aim of our study is to investigate whether the administration of 7,8-dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF, TrkB receptor agonist) and mTOR activator (NV-5138) or the combination can positively affect pathological changes of the brain tissue and depression-like behavioural alterations.