Noradrenergic function and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in primary unipolar major depressive disorder

Plasma levels of cortisol, norepinephrine (NE), and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) were found to be significantly higher in 16 drug-free patients with primary, unipolar major depressive disorder than in 20 controls. Plasma free MHPG and basal cortisol levels showed a significant positive cor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychiatry research 1987-10, Vol.22 (2), p.127-140
Hauptverfasser:	de Villiers, Anna S., Russell, Vivienne A., Carstens, Machteld E., Aalbers, Cor, Gagiano, Carllo A., Chalton, Derek O., Taljaard, Joshua J.F.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol Adult Biological and medical sciences Blood-Brain Barrier cortisol depression Depressive Disorder - diagnosis Depressive Disorder - physiopathology dexamethasone suppression test Female Humans Hydrocortisone - blood Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - physiopathology Male Medical sciences Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol - blood Middle Aged Miscellaneous Norepinephrine Norepinephrine - blood Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Techniques and methods Thyrotropin - blood Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
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