selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

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SSRI.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Liberals are outraged over the Steven Scalise scandal—but the left has selective amnesia.
Reverend Jeremiah Wright Was Worse Than Scalise|Ron Christie|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Based on our conversation, he decided to do more research and apply to at least one small selective college.
Forget the Kids Who Can’t Get In; What About Those Who Don’t Even Apply?|Jonah Edelman|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Justice should not be selective to fit a political narrative when the facts and evidence prove otherwise.
It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But a drug like lamotrigine is not selective, and so it also affects the behavior of the rest of the temporal lobe.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet|Cat Ferguson|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Whether or not guayusa is a product of selective breeding, the Kichwa have learned to harness its power.
Bye Bye Latté, Hello Guayusa: Why The Amazon Holds the Secret to a Cleaner, Healthier Caffeine|Brandon Presser|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But death—the taking of life—was a selective process, intentionally executed, the result a foreseen conclusion.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
I'm opposed to dictators, myself; that—and the Selective Service law, of course—was why I was a soldier.
Hunter Patrol|Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuire
And this selective desire is none other than the universal Law of Attraction.
The Hidden Power|Thomas Troward
All I wish to say here is that the necessity of some selective process is inherent in the conditions of social life.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
Seines are species-selective, due partly to the preference of certain fishes for special habitat niches.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

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See SSRI.