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counted the serotonin neurons in the |
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of depressed suicides and controls |
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a psychiatric illness who did not die by |
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| suicide. |
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| • | We
found no evidence of fewer serotonin neurons, |
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even smaller average size of the neurons. |
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| • | We
did find evidence of altered function of |
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| serotonin
neurons in the depressed suicides. |
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