The influence of 4-week treatment with sertraline on the combined T3/TRH test in depressed patients

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 255, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 334-340

  Schüle, Cornelius ^a   Baghai, Thomas C ^a   Alajbegovic, Lejla ^a   Schwarz, Markus ^a   Zwanzger, Peter ^a   Eser, Daniela ^a   Schaaf, Ludwig ^b   Möller, Hans Jürgen ^a   Rupprecht, Rainer ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Sertraline; T3 TRH test; TRH test; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; RELEFACT; SERTRALINE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SERTRALINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; TIME FACTORS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 27744492114     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-005-0571-0     Document Type: Article

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