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Clinical Trial
. 1996 Feb;19(1):48-51.
doi: 10.1097/00002826-199619010-00002.

Lithium blocks 45Ca2+ uptake into platelets in bipolar affective disorder and controls

M Berk  1 , N H Kirchmann, N Butkow
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Clinical Trial

Lithium blocks 45Ca2+ uptake into platelets in bipolar affective disorder and controls

M Berk et al. Clin Neuropharmacol. 1996 Feb.

Abstract

The basal uptake of radiolabelled 45Ca2+ into platelets and the effect of 1 mM lithium on uptake was measured in manic (n = 13) and depressed (n = 15) patients with bipolar disorder and in controls (n = 13). Lithium was significantly associated with inhibition of uptake of 45Ca2+ into platelets in all three groups. There were no significant intergroup differences in either basal levels of calcium uptake or the effects of lithium on calcium uptake (analysis of variance).

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