Research Article
Erythrocyte membrane cation carrier in depressive illness1
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Synopsis
Erythrocyte sodium concentration, potassium concentration, Na-K ATPase activity, and ouabain sensitive potassium influx were determined in female inpatients suffering from a depressive illness. In most patients the biochemical values were also determined shortly before the patient's discharge from hospital. The Na-K ATPase and the ouabain sensitive potassium influx increased significantly with improvement in the depressive mood rating.
Correspondence:
c1 Address for correspondence: Dr. G. J. Naylor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN.
p1 Present address: Royal Cornhill Hospital, 26 Cornhill Road, Aberdeen, AB9 2ZH.
Footnotes
1 These studies were supported by a grant to G.J.N. and D.A.T.D. by the Scottish Hospitals Endowment Research Trust.