Coenzyme Q10 regulates serotonin levels and depressive symptoms in fibromyalgia patients: Results of a small clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 277-278

  Alcocer Gómez, Elísabet ^a   Sánchez Alcázar, Jose Antonio ^a   Cordero, Mario D ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; UBIDECARENONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; UBIQUINONE; VITAMIN;

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; FIBROMYALGIA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; SEROTONIN; UBIQUINONE; VITAMINS;

EID: 84896402030     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000097     Document Type: Letter

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