Plasma cortisol, PRL, ACTH, AVP and corticotrophin releasing hormone responses to direct current cardioversion and electroconvulsive therapy

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-168

  Florkowski, C M ^a   Crozier, I G ^a   Nightingale, S ^a   Evans, M J ^a   Ellis, M J ^a   Joyce, P ^a   Donald, R A ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030031328     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.642464.x     Document Type: Article

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