Thrombocyte serotonin and serum cholesterol concentration in suicidal and non-suicidal depressed patients

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1261-1267

  Ruljancic, Nedjeljka ^a   Mihanovic, Mate ^a   Cepelak, Ivana ^b  

^a brankarestek petrovic pbsvihr   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Depression; Gender; Suicidal behavior; Thrombocyte serotonin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THROMBOCYTE;

ADULT; BLOOD PLATELETS; CHOLESTEROL; CONTROL GROUPS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 79957821848     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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