Diurnal activity and pulsatility of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal system in male depressed patients and healthy controls

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 234-238

  Deuschle, Michael ^a,b   Schweiger, Ulrich ^a   Weber, Bettina ^a   Gotthardt, Ulrike ^a   Körner, Andreas ^a   Schmider, Jurgen ^a   Standhardt, Harald ^a   Lammers, Claas Hinrich ^a   Heuser, Isabella ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b Ctrl Institute of Mental Health J5   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; RATING SCALE; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0031036104     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.1.3689     Document Type: Article

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