Effects of fluoxetine, indomethacine and placebo on 3α, 5α tetrahydroprogesterone (THP) plasma levels in uncomplicated alcohol withdrawal

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-104

  Romeo, Elena ^a,b   Pompili, Enrico ^a   Di Michele, Flavia ^b   Pace, Mauro ^c   Rupprecht, Rainer ^d   Bernardi, Giorgio ^a,b   Pasinib, Augusto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale San Giuseppe di Albano   (Italy)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ethanol; fluoxetine; indomethacine; neurosteroids; steroids

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ELTANOLONE; FLUOXETINE; INDOMETACIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHANOL; FLUOXETINE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; PREGNANOLONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0034175403     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622970009150572     Document Type: Article

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