Which of the Following Is True About the Use of Ketamine

question 114

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the use of ketamine as an antidepressant?

• A) Ketamine reduces dendritic spine activity in the prefrontal cortex.
• B) The antidepressant effects of ketamine can be observed within hours.
• C) Ketamine facilitates the action of the NMDA receptor.
• D) Ketamine reduces BDNF function.

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Definitions:

D-Glucose

A naturally occurring form of glucose, a simple sugar, that is widely found in nature and is a primary energy source for living organisms.

Mutarotation

Mutarotation is the process of spontaneous change in the optical rotation because of the change in the equilibrium between two anomers of a sugar in solution.

Amygdalin

A naturally occurring compound found in the seeds of many fruits that releases cyanide when metabolized.

D-Aldohexoses

A type of simple sugar (monosaccharide) with six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group, where the hydroxyl group on the highest-numbered chiral carbon points to the right in the Fischer projection.