Am J Psychiatry 1983; 140:1231-1233
Copyright © 1983 by American Psychiatric Association
Platelet MAO activity and the dexamethasone suppression test in depressed patients
AF Schatzberg, PJ Orsulak, AJ Rothschild, MS Salomon, J Lerbinger, PP Kizuka, JO Cole and JJ Schildkraut
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.