Blunted serotonin-mediated activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal axis in chronic fatigue syndrome

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 261-267

  Dinan, Timothy G ^a   Majeed, Tahir ^b   Lavelle, Ena ^a   Scott, L V ^a   Berti, Carlo ^c   Behan, Peter ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACTH; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cortisol; Ipsapirone; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IPSAPIRONE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PYRIMIDINES; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS;

EID: 0030786921     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(97)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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