Amitriptyline and EEG Sleep in Depressed Patients: I. Drug Effect
SLEEPPublished 1 September 1978Open access
David J. Kupfer, Duane G. Spiker, Patricia A. Coble, R.J. McPartland
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The incomplete tolerance of the drug on certain REM sleep variables enhances the understanding of amitryptyline effects on the EEG sleep of depressed patients.
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