Platelet Serotonin Transporter in Depressed Children and Adolescents: 3H‐Paroxetine Platelet Binding Before and After Sertraline
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 July 1998
Floyd R. Sallee, Raouf E. Hilal, DOUG DOUGHERTY, KEVIN BEACH, Lori A. Nesbitt
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Findings support a continuum of 5HTPR involvement in MDD across the developmental spectrum, and earlier literature in this population is replicated with regard to reduced platelet 5 HTPR Bmax inMDD.
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Earlier literature in this population is replicated with regard to reduced platelet 5HTPR Bmax in MDD. Findings support a continuum of 5HTPR involvement in MDD across the developmental spectrum.
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