Altered Response to Meta-Chlorophenylpiperazine in Anorexia Nervosa: Support for a Persistent Alteration of Serotonin Activity After Short-Term Weight Restoration.

Autor: Frank, Guido K., Kaye, Walter H., Weltzin, Theodore E., Perel, James, Moss, Howard, McConaha, Claire, Pollice, Christine
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Zdroj: International Journal of Eating Disorders; Jul2001, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p57-68, 12p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: Investigates the relationship between the disturbances of appetite and behavior with altered serotonin activity in patients with anorexia nervosa through the administration of meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (m-CPP), a serotonin-specific drug. Standardized assessments of depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder; Plasma m-CPP concentrations; Results and discussion.
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