Peripheral blood mononuclear cell β-endorphin concentration is decreased in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia but not in depression: Preliminary report

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 270-273

  Panerai, Alberto E ^a   Vecchiet, Jacopo ^a   Panzeri, Paolo ^a   Meroni, PierLuigi ^a   Scarone, Silvio ^a   Pizzigallo, Eligio ^a   Giamberardino, Maria Adele ^a   Sacerdote, Paola ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

endorphin concentrations; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Depression; Fibromyalgia syndrome; Immune system; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; BETA-ENDORPHIN; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036320502     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200207000-00008     Document Type: Article

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