The effects of reboxetine, a noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, on the plasma noradrenaline response to a cold pressor test in healthy volunteers

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 333-336

  Kelly, C B ^a,b   McAree, S ^a   Cooper, S J ^a   Stevenson, M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Cold pressor test; Depression; Noradrenaline; Reboxetine; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NORADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; REBOXETINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; STRESS; BLOOD; COLD; HEMODYNAMICS; MENTAL STRESS; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ADULT; COLD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHOLINES; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRESSURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036904263     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988110201600407     Document Type: Article

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