L-5-hydroxytryptophan stimulated cortisol escape from dexamethasone suppression in melancholic patients.

Maes, M

L-5-hydroxytryptophan stimulated cortisol escape from dexamethasone suppression in melancholic patients. [electronic resource] - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica Apr 1991 - 302-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

0001-690X

10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb05544.x doi


5-Hydroxytryptophan--pharmacology
Adult
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Depressive Disorder--blood
Dexamethasone
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Hydrocortisone--blood
Male
Middle Aged
Placebos
Sensitivity and Specificity
Serotonin--physiology
Suppressor Factors, Immunologic--drug effects