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arcticpenguin
16th March 2003, 11:00 AM
http://www.nature.com/nsu/030310/030310-11.html

Lithium causes stem cells to divide faster.
neutrino_cannon
16th March 2003, 12:32 PM
Which lithium salt are they talking about?
Goshawk
16th March 2003, 12:37 PM
Well, if they're talking about the "standard drug for depression"...

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_salt
Lithium salts are chemical salts of lithium used as mood stabilizing drugs, primarily in the treatment of bi-polar disorder, depression, and mania; but also in treating schizophrenia.

Usually lithium carbonate (Li2CO3), but sometimes the citrate salt, lithium citrate is used.