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Melatonin production shifts in people with depression.
2004 JAN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Melatonin production shifts in people with depression.
"In this study, serum melatonin and urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) were measured in 14 major depressive inpatients, compared to 14 matched controls according to age, gender, season and hormonal treatment in women," according to recent research published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology.
"Moreover, the relationship between serum melatonin and urinary aMT6s levels was analyzed in the two groups. Results indicated that the two groups of subjects showed a clear melatonin rhythm without significant difference in the mean level of melatonin or aMT6s, in the area under the curve of melatonin or in the melatonin peak," stated M. Crasson and colleagues, University of Liege, Endocrinology Service.
"However, the time of the nocturnal melatonin peak secretion was significantly delayed in depressive subjects as compared to healthy controls. Moreover, the depressed patients showed urinary aMT6s ...
- Melatonin production shifts in people with depression.
- Newspaper article from: Mental Health Weekly Digest December 29, 2003 700+ words
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