The influence of prolactin response to d-fenfluramine on executive functioning in major depression

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 512-517

  Degl'Innocenti, Alessio ^b   Ågren, Hans ^b   Zachrisson, Olof ^b   Bäckman, Lars ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Prolactin response; Serotonin; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Indexed keywords

FENFLURAMINE; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; PROLACTIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032794737     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(98)00325-4     Document Type: Article

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