Low pregnenolone sulphate plasma concentrations in patients with generalized social phobia

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 929-933

  Heydari, Bobby ^a   Le Mellédo, Jean Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; ELTANOLONE; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER; AROUSAL; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRASTERONE; PREGNANOLONE; PREGNENOLONE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036020868     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291702005238     Document Type: Article

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