Abnormal diurnal variation in circulating natural killer cell phenotypes and cytotoxic activity in major depression.

doi:10.1176/ajp.149.5.694

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Abnormal diurnal variation in circulating natural killer cell phenotypes and cytotoxic activity in major depression.

The American journal of psychiatry - 1 May 1992

Petitto J M, Folds J D, Ozer H, Quade D, Evans D L

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This investigation tested the hypothesis that depressed patients have abnormal diurnal variation of natural killer (NK) cell measures. The diurnal variation of levels of Leu-11 NK cells and NK cytotoxic activity was significantly less in 24 patients with major depression than in 24 normal compari...

Topics

Adult
Antigens, Differentiation
Circadian Rhythm
Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
Depressive Disorder
Female
Humans
Killer Cells, Natural
Leukocyte Count
Male
Phenotype
Receptors, Fc
Receptors, IgG

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