The growth hormone response to apomorphine at 4 days postpartum in women with a history of major depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 131-136

  Mc Ivor, R J ^a   Davies, R A ^a   Wieck, A ^b   Marks, M N ^a   Brown, N ^a   Campbell, I C ^a   Checkley, S A ^a   Kumar, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apomorphine; Dopamine; Growth hormone; Major depression; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RELAPSE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030583570     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(96)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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