Reduced levels of norepinephrine transporters in the locus coeruleus in major depression

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 8451-8458

  Klimek, Violetta ^a   Stockmeier, Craig ^b   Overholser, James ^b   Meltzer, Herbert Y ^b   Kalka, Sheila ^a   Dilley, Ginny ^b   Ordway, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Locus coeruleus; Major depression; Noradrenergic; Norepinephrine; Norepinephrine transporters; Norepinephrine uptake; Suicide; Tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARRIER PROTEIN; COCAINE; DESIPRAMINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; LIDOCAINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NISOXETINE; NORADRENALIN; NORPROPOXYPHENE; PHENYTOIN; TEMAZEPAM; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRITIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAND BINDING; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16944362115     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.17-21-08451.1997     Document Type: Article

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