Endothelin-1 plasma concentrations in depressed patients and healthy controls

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 121-123

  Lederbogen, Florian ^a   Weber, Bettina ^a   Colla, Michael ^a   Heuser, Isabella ^a   Deuschle, Michael ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Cortisol blood pressure; Depression; Endothelin 1

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0032885085     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026607     Document Type: Article

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