Article
Pharmacogenetics of desipramine metabolism.
International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Mar 1994
Musa M N, Miescke K J
Abstract excerpt
There is wide interindividual variation in steady-state plasma concentration of desipramine and other tricyclic antidepressants primarily due to differences in rates of hydroxylation. Several studies have shown that the rate of hydroxylation of desipramine is correlated with the rate of hydroxylation of the genetic probe drug, debrisoquine, which is controlled by monogenic inheritance. However, no population...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Depressive Disorder
- Desipramine
- Energy Metabolism
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Mathematics
