Cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolites and atmospheric pressure

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 299-301

  Heilig, Markus ^a   Månsson, Jan Eric ^b   Blennow, Kaj ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Cerebrospinal fluid; Monoamine metabolites; Suicide

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; HOMOVANILLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0342960438     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00475-0     Document Type: Article

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