title: Blood D-serine levels as a predictive biomarker for the rapid antidepressant effects of the NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan, hashimoto@faculty.chiba-u.jp.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012694:Serine / Q000097:blood*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D012694:Serine; D007649:Ketamine