Basal plasma hormone levels in depressed perimenopausal women

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 907-920

  Schmidt, P J ^a   Murphy, J H ^a   Haq, N ^a   Danaceau, M A ^a   St Clair, L Simpson ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Depression; DHEA; Estrogens; Perimenopause

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CLIMACTERIC; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DEPRESSION; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036842373     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(02)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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