The role of inflammation in depression: from evolutionary imperative to modern treatment target
The role of inflammation in depression: from evolutionary imperative to modern treatment target
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Across evolutionary time, inflammatory responses and depressive symptoms were part of an integrated adaptive response to pathogens that facilitated fighting infection, healing wounds and avoiding subsequent pathogen exposure in the pathogen-rich environments in which humans evolved. In the more sanitary environments of the modern worl...
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The role of inflammation in depression: from evolutionary imperative to modern treatment target
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1474-1733
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1474-1741
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10.1038/nri.2015.5
