Lithium and increased hippocampal volume - More tissue or more water?

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1773-1774

  Regenold, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN SIZE; DRUG EFFECT; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; NEUROPROTECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER;

EID: 43649098981     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301524     Document Type: Letter

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