Lithium overcomes the influence of 5-HTTLPR gene polymorphism on antidepressant response to sleep deprivation

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-251

  Benedetti, Francesco ^a   Barbini, Barbara ^a   Bernasconi, Alessandro ^a   Fulgosi, Mara Cigala ^a   Campori, Euridice ^a   Colombo, Cristina ^a   Dallaspezia, Sara ^a   Lorenzi, Cristina ^a   Pontiggia, Adriana ^a   Radaelli, Daniele ^a   Smeraldi, Enrico ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINDOLOL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40949098696     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318167461e     Document Type: Letter

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