URINARY 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYLGLYCOL IS NOT A PREDICTOR FOR CLINICAL-RESPONSE TO AMITRIPTYLINE IN DEPRESSIVE-ILLNESS

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作者
COPPEN, A
RAO, VAR
RUTHVEN, CRJ
GOODWIN, BL
SANDLER, M
机构
[1] QUEEN CHARLOTTES MATERN HOSP,INST OBSTET & GYNAECOL,LONDON W6 0XG,ENGLAND
[2] QUEEN CHARLOTTES MATERN HOSP,BERNHARD BARON MEM RES LABS,LONDON W6 0XG,ENGLAND
关键词
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylglycol; Amitriptyline; Depressive illness; Noradrenaline hypothesis;
D O I
10.1007/BF00427352
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The urinary excretion of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyglycol was compared in a group of 23 depressive patients and 27 control subjects of similar age. There was no difference between patients and controls although female controls excreted less than males. After 6 weeks' treatment with 150 mg daily of amitriptyline there was no correlation between therapeutic response and pretreatment urinary excretion value. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.
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