Increased diurnal plasma concentrations of dehydroepiandrosterone in depressed patients

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3130-3133

  Heuser, Isabella ^a,c   Deuschle, Michael ^a   Luppa, Peter ^b   Schweiger, Ulrich ^a   Standhardt, Harald ^a   Weber, Bettina ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Ctrl Institute of Mental Health J5   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0031797337     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.9.5081     Document Type: Article

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