CommentaryStress, Depression, and Inflammation: Molecular and Microglial Mechanisms
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Acknowledgments and Disclosures
This work was supported by the South African Medical Research Council (DJS), National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression Young Investigator Grant No. 25199 (PN), and National Health and Medical Reseach Council Senior Principal Research Fellowship Grant No. 1059660 (MB).
The authors report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.
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