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Tumour necrosis factor alpha and bipolar affective puerperal psychosis.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2000
Middle F, Jones I, Robertson E, Lendon C, Craddock N
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The macrophage theory of depression proposes that an excessive secretion of monocyte/macrophage cytokines causes symptoms of depression. It has been suggested that changes in immune function that accompany pregnancy and childbirth could contribute to the affective symptoms suffered by many puerpe...
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