Plasma levels of arginine vasopressin elevated in patients with major depression

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 284-292

  Van Londen, Liesbeth ^a   Goekoop, Jaap G ^b   Van Kempen, Godfried M J ^b   Frankhuijzen Sierevogel, Ank C ^b   Wiegant, Victor M ^b   Van Der Velde, Edo A ^b   De Wied, David ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arginine vasopressin; Cortisol; Major depressive episode; Neuroticism; Oxytocin; Psychomotor retardation

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; NORMAL HUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYTOCIN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SODIUM;

EID: 0030869685     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-133X(97)00054-7     Document Type: Article

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