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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 140, No. 9

REGULAR ARTICLES | September 01, 1983

Platelet MAO activity and the dexamethasone suppression test in depressed patients

Am J Psychiatry 1983;140:1231-1233.

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Platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity and postdexamethasone cortisol levels were determined in 26 depressed patients. The incidence of cortisol nonsuppression and the mean postdexamethasone cortisol levels were significantly higher in patients with high MAO activity than in those with low MAO activity.

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