Doxepin and its metabolites in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid in depressed patients

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-22

  Deuschle, Michael ^a,c   Härtter, Sebastian ^b   Hiemke, Christoph ^b   Standhardt, Harald ^a   Heuser, Isabella ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Ctrl Institute of Mental Health   (Germany)

Author keywords

CSF; Doxepin; Doxepin metabolites; Plasma

Indexed keywords

DOXEPIN; DRUG METABOLITE; NORDOXEPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOMERISM; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOXEPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030917696     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050260     Document Type: Article

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