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Biological Activity:
a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant (NaSSA); antagonizes selective adrenergic and serotonergic receptors so that both NE release and 5-HT1A mediated serotonergic signaling are increased.
References: online ref 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirtazapine
Gillman, PK (2006). "A systematic review of the serotonergic effects of mirtazapine: implications for its dual action status". Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental21 (2): 117-25.
Chemical Name: 2-Methyl-1,2,3,4,9,13b-hexahydro-2,4a,5-triaza-tribenzo[a,c,e]cycloheptene
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