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Elevated brain serotonin turnover in patients with depression: effect of genotype and therapy.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jan 2008
Barton David A, Esler Murray D, Dawood Tye, Lambert Elisabeth A, Haikerwal Deepak, Brenchley Celia, Socratous Florentia, Hastings Jacqueline, Guo Ling, Wiesner Glen, Kaye David M, Bayles Richard, Schlaich Markus P, Lambert Gavin W
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: The biological basis for the development of major depressive disorder (MDD) remains incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE: To quantify brain serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) turnover in patients with MDD. DESIGN: Patients with depression were studied both untreated and during administration of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) in an unblinded study of sequential design. Healthy...
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