Article
[Platelet monoamine oxidase and sex hormones in a population of depressed patients].
L'Encephale - 1 Jan 2000
Poirier M F, Lôo H, Lefur G, Mitrani N
Abstract excerpt
The association between changes in platelet MAO activity and Major Depressive Episode have been demonstrated. Cyclical changes in sex hormones serum levels had never been related with changes of MAO activity in depressed patients. Platelet MAO activity, oestrogen serum levels, progesterone serum levels and testosterone serum levels, have been measured in drug free depressed patients: 22 men and 42 women. This...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Blood Platelets
- Depressive Disorder
- Estrogens
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Gonadal Steroid Hormones
- Humans
- Male
- Menopause