Stellate Neuron (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Stellate Neuron

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Acetyl-L-carnitine acts on neurons (pictured here) that release the neurotransmitter glutamate. Researchers believe that, by altering glutamate levels, the molecule affects systems involved in depression.

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Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendrocrinology at The Rockefeller University

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