Diurnal variation of plasma cortisol and homovanillic acid in healthy subjects

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-38

  Posener, Joel A ^a,b,c,d   Schildkraut, J J ^a,d   Samson, J A ^b,d   Schatzberg, A F ^b,d,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Dopamine; Glucocorticoids; Homovanillic acid; Hydrocortisone; Psychotic disorders

Indexed keywords

HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029877423     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4530(95)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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