Am J Psychiatry 1985; 142:493-495
Copyright © 1985 by American Psychiatric Association
RBC choline and renal disorders during lithium treatment
DF Gutterman, EI Correa, JR DePaulo Jr and JT Coyle
The authors measured RBC choline level, plasma choline level, and renal
concentrating ability in 26 lithium-treated patients, seven psychiatric
control subjects, and seven normal control subjects. An analysis of
variance revealed no significant relationship between renal concentrating
ability and either RBC choline level or RBC/plasma choline ratio.