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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.

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  • ITI-007 also exhibits mesocortical and mesolimbic selectivity as evidenced by regionally selective increases in dopamine release and phosphorylation of glutamatergic NMDA NR2B receptors in response to dopamine D1 receptor activation.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • Given the unique pharmacological profile of ITI-007 that includes potent 5-HT2A receptor antagonism, pre-synaptic partial agonism and post-synaptic antagonism of D2 receptors, and functional mesolimbic/mesocortical selectivity of dopaminergic and glutamatergic interactions,

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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