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Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Peripheral Adrenoceptors, Plasma, Noradrenaline, MHPG and Co...

Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Peripheral Adrenoceptors, Plasma, Noradrenaline, MHPG and Co...

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Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Peripheral Adrenoceptors, Plasma, Noradrenaline, MHPG and Cortisol in Depressed Patients

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Full title

Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Peripheral Adrenoceptors, Plasma, Noradrenaline, MHPG and Cortisol in Depressed Patients

Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

British journal of psychiatry, 1996-12, Vol.169 (6), p.758-765

Language

English

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Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

The mechanism of the antidepressant action of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains unknown. Based on previous work with antidepressant drugs and their effects on the noradrenergic system, we undertook this study to further determine the effects of ECT on selected indices of peripheral adrenoceptor function in depressed patients.
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Full title

Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Peripheral Adrenoceptors, Plasma, Noradrenaline, MHPG and Cortisol in Depressed Patients

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_78620643

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_78620643

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ISSN

0007-1250

E-ISSN

1472-1465

DOI

10.1192/bjp.169.6.758

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