Inositol may reverse lithium-induced polydipsia but not polyuria

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 459-465

  Levine, J ^a,d   Shectman, T ^b   Lefkifker, E ^c   Horesh, N ^c   Shapiro, J ^a   Agam, G ^a   Bersudsky, Y ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ABARBANEL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Inositol; Lithium; Polydipsia; Polyuria; Psoriasis; Skin lesions; Thirst

Indexed keywords

INOSITOL; LITHIUM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RAT; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 0030817811     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199709/10)12:5<459::AID-HUP889>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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