Plasma cortisol secretion and REM period latency in adult endogenous depression
| Autor: | Jean Endicott, Nathan Rs, Gregory M. Asnis, Uriel Halbreich, Lynn Ostrow, Joaquim Puig-Antich, Novacenko H, Sachar Ej, Davis M |
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| Rok vydání: | 1983 |
| Předmět: |
Cortisol secretion
Adult Male Sleep Wake Disorders endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Hydrocortisone Period (gene) Sleep REM chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine medicine Humans Secretion Latency (engineering) Neurotransmitter Depressive Disorder business.industry Psychiatry and Mental health Plasma cortisol Endocrinology chemistry Endogenous depression Rem latency Female business hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of psychiatry. 140(6) |
| ISSN: | 0002-953X |
| Popis: | The authors studied the relationship of plasma cortisol secretion and REM period latency in 25 patients with endogenous depression. The 8 patients (32%) with cortisol hypersecretion had a significantly shortened REM period latency in comparison with the 17 with normal cortisol secretion. Furthermore, an extremely short REM latency (20 minutes or less) occurred almost exclusively in those with cortisol hypersecretion. The authors discuss possible neurotransmitter disturbances responsible for these abnormalities and the clinical implications of these findings. |
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