Magnesium in major depression

Magnesium Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-166

  Nechifor, Mihai ^a  

^a GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Magnesium; Major depression; Reward system; Sertraline

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MAGNESIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM;

RATTUS;

EID: 70349546878     PISSN: 09531424     EISSN: 19524021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/mrh.2009.0177     Document Type: Article

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