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Serum dihydrobiopterin levels in patients on tricyclic antidepressants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

R. J. Leeming ,
J. A. Blair  and
J. Walters
R. J. Leeming
Affiliation:
General Hospital, Birmingham; Department of Chemistry, University of Aston in Birmingham
J. A. Blair*
Affiliation:
General Hospital, Birmingham; Department of Chemistry, University of Aston in Birmingham
J. Walters
Affiliation:
General Hospital, Birmingham; Department of Chemistry, University of Aston in Birmingham
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr J. A. Blair, Department of Chemistry, University of Aston in Birmingham, Gosta Green, Birmingham B4 7ET.
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Synopsis

Serum levels of 7, 8-dihydrobiopterin were significantly raised in female patients with depressive illness who were being treated with tricyclic antidepressants.

Type
Brief Communication
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , February 1982 , pp. 191 - 192
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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