Low level of evidence for reduced homovanillic acid (HVA) in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with depression compared to healthy non-psychiatric control individuals

Affiliations

¹ Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center (CADIC), Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark; Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: ulla.knorr@regionh.dk.
² Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center (CADIC), Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark; Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Comment

Ulla Knorr et al. J Affect Disord. 2019.

. 2019 Oct 1:257:585-588.

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.07.011. Epub 2019 Jul 5.

¹ Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center (CADIC), Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark; Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: ulla.knorr@regionh.dk.
² Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center (CADIC), Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark; Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid; Homovanillic acid; Major depressive disorder.

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Evidence for reduced homovanillic acid (HVA) in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with depression.
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