Chronic administration of nifedipine (5 mg/kg/day for 10 days) induced some biochemical effects consistent with those of antidepressants: a significant depression in cortical alfa2-adrenoceptor density and reduction of beta-adrenoceptor affinity; nifedipine co-administration with electroconvulsive treatment potentiated the beta-downregulatory effect of the latter.
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