CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF PLASMA 11-HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROIDS IN PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

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作者
CONROY, RTW
HUGHES, BD
MILLS, JN
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[1] Department of Physiology, University of Manchester
[2] Parkside Hospital, Macclesfield
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10.1136/bmj.3.5615.405
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Studies of the circadian rhythm in plasma 11-O.H.C.S. levels showed that a subgroup of affective psychodcs had higher plasma 11-OHCS values as compared with schizophrenic and other psychotic subgroups, and a somewhat less regular rhythm. One patient with depression who was studied over 48-hour periods showed a reduction in plasma 11-OHCS levels with clinical recovery. An accentuated fall and rise in plasma 11-OHCS values in the night and early morning samples, respectively, was observed in the schizophrenic subgroup. © 1968, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
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