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Ionized and Total Plasma Calcium and Magnesium Before and After Modified E.C.T

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Andrew Malleson
Affiliation:
Area Laboratory, West Park Hospital, Epsom
D. Frizel
Affiliation:
Area Laboratory, West Park Hospital, Epsom
Vincent Marks
Affiliation:
Area Laboratory, West Park Hospital, Epsom

Extract

Drugs that increase the concentration of catechol and indolic amines in brain may relieve depression, while those that lower their concentration may cause it.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1968 

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