The Effects of St. John's Wort Extract and Amitriptyline on Autonomic Responses of Blood Vessels and Sweat Glands in Healthy Volunteers

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-82

  Siepmann, Martin ^a   Kirch, Wilhelm ^a   Krause, Stephanie ^b   Joraschky, Peter ^b   Mueck Weymann, Michael ^b,c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SWEAT GLAND; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD VESSELS; CAPSULES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SWEAT GLANDS;

EID: 1642457269     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000104911.75206.f0     Document Type: Article

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