... of the patients in clinical subgroups, sex, type of treatment and about the severity of their illnesses. Most of these studies concerned treated patients. We confirmed in this study that drug-free depressed patients have higher erythrocyte and plasma magnesium than controls, as shown in previous reports...

...Eva S. Werstiuk; Michel P. Rathbone; Paul Grof Erythrocyte lithium influx and efflux were investigated in vitro in patients with bipolar affective disorders and in age- and sex-matched healthy controls. To explore the components of lithium influx and efflux five selected inhibitors (ouabain...

...T.A. Ramsey; A. Frazer; J. Mendels Plasma and erythrocyte cations (sodium and magnesium) were studied in groups of patients with an affective disorder and in normal subjects. Baseline determinations were obtained before initiation of treatment for mania or depression. In a subgroup of patients...