Lack of pineal β-adrenergic receptor alterations in suicide victims with major depression

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-62

  Little, Karley Y ^a,d   Ranc, Jean ^b   Gilmore, John ^b   Patel, Amish ^a   Clark, Thomas B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Office of the Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

^d Ann Arbor Veterans Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenergic receptors; depression; melatonin; pineal gland; post mortem; suicide

Indexed keywords

1 (2 CYANOPHENOXY) 3 [2 (3 PHENYLUREIDO)ETHYLAMINO] 2 PROPANOL; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; PINDOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; PINDOLOL; PINEAL GLAND; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; REFERENCE VALUES; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030942896     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(96)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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