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Three polymorphisms of the eNOS gene and plasma levels of metabolites of nitric oxide in depressed Japanese patients: a preliminary report.
Human psychopharmacology - 1 Oct 2011
Ikenouchi-Sugita Atsuko, Yoshimura Reiji, Kishi Taro, Umene-Nakano Wakako, Hori Hikaru, Hayashi Kenji, Katsuki Asuka, Ueda Nobuhisa, Iwata Nakao, Nakamura Jun
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BACKGROUND: Depression is a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in both coronary heart disease and depression. METHODS: Fifty-one inpatients and outpatients who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders--Fourth Edition criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) in the university hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health...
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