Journal article
Neuroendocrine responses to carbidopa in primary affective disorders
Abstract
(1) Measurement of hypothalamic-pituitary function in patients with affective disorders can indicate altered neurotransmitter activity since biogenic amines are involved in the control of these hormones. (2) We studied 18 patients with primary affective disorders, 11 bipolar and 7 unipolar and 10 normal controls for 10 days each. (3) On the first 2 days fasting resting 0900 hr samples were taken for measurement of growth hormone (GH), …
Authors
Garfinkel PE; Brown GM; Warsh JJ; Stancer HC
Journal
Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 13–20
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1979
DOI
10.1016/0306-4530(79)90036-2
ISSN
0306-4530