Cortisol, serotonin and depression: All stressed out?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 180, Issue FEB., 2002, Pages 99-100

  Cowen, P J ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; DEXFENFLURAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE EVENT; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0036165165     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.180.2.99     Document Type: Editorial

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