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Platelet paroxetine binding in depressed and nondepressed chronic pain patients
Author(s) -
Jensen N.H.,
Lauritzen L.,
Lunde M.,
Eriksen J.,
Plenge P.,
Mellerup E. T.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb01570.x
Subject(s) - paroxetine , serotonin , serotonin transporter , platelet , depression (economics) , chronic pain , medicine , psychology , anesthesia , psychiatry , receptor , economics , macroeconomics
Analysis of 3 H‐paroxetine binding was used to determine the number of serotonin transporters in platelet membranes of chronic pain patients and controls. The pain patients who also suffered from depression in addition to the pain had significantly more serotonin transporters than the controls.