Benjamin Hartman

Introduction A feature common among almost all jurisdictions that have antitrust laws is a set of rules that govern mergers. Although the details of these rules may differ, a unifying theme is that mergers should not reduce competition in a properly defined market. The assessment of the competitive effects of any given transaction is not a binary exercise.

A New Insight into the Role of CART Peptide in Serotonergic Function and Anxiety Nagalakshmi Balasubramanian, Ruixiang Wang, Shafa Ismail, Benjamin Hartman, Zeid Aboushaar, Catherine A. Marcinkiewcz Journal of Neuroscience 5 February 2025, 45 (6) e0467242024; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0467-24.2024

Abstract Cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptide has been established as a contributor to anxiogenic behavior. Genetic mutations in the CART gene are associated with anxiety and depression, and increased CART expression has been reported in suicide victims. Extensive research has focused on the role of CART peptide in mesolimbic neurocircuitry, but its involvement in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) and serotonin (5HT) system remains unexplored.