Plasma Agmatine and Platelet Imidazoline Receptors in Depressiona
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 881 (1), 445-451
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb09392.x
Abstract
Plasma agmatine concentrations are elevated significantly in depressed patients compared to healthy controls. Treatment with the antidepressant bupropion normalized plasma agmatine levels. Correlational evidence is presented that a change in plasma agmatine levels may lead to similar changes in platelet I1 imidazoline receptors.Keywords
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