Chen, P-S Valproate protects dopaminergic neurons in midbrain neuron/glia cultures by stimulating the release of neurotrophic factors from astrocytes. [electronic resource] - Molecular psychiatry Dec 2006 - 1116-25 p. digital Publication Type: Journal Article ISSN: 1359-4184 Standard No.: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001893 doi Subjects--Topical Terms: AnimalsAnticonvulsants--pharmacologyAstrocytes--cytologyBipolar Disorder--drug therapyBrain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor--biosynthesisCell Communication--drug effectsCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesFemaleGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor--biosynthesisHumansMesencephalon--cytologyNeurons--cytologyParkinson Disease--drug therapyRatsRats, Inbred F344Up-Regulation--drug effectsValproic Acid--pharmacology