Sex-Specific Vulnerabilities in the Kynurenine Pathway: Toward Precision Biomarkers for Adolescent Depression.

Biol Psychiatry

Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Electronic address:

Published: October 2025


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