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Does transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improve depression-like behavior and trigger melatonin secretion in Zucker diabetic fatty rats?
Does transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improve depression-like behavior and trigger melatonin secretion in Zucker diabetic fatty rats?
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation exerts antidepressive effects in a diabetic rat model of depression by triggering melatonin secretion, including from extra-pineal sources.
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Should not change clinical practice; leaves open translation of taVNS-melatonin effects to human diabetic depression.
Li et al. (2014) studied this question.
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