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. 1978 Sep;41(9):791–793. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.41.9.791

Nerve fibre refractory period in patients treated with rubidium and lithium.

R P Betts, C Paschalis, J A Jarratt, F A Jenner
PMCID: PMC493155  PMID: 690649

Abstract

Nerve fibre refractory period distributions have been measured on the median nerves of six manic-depressive patients controlled with lithium carbonate, three chronic patients (two manic-depressives and one catatonic schizophrenic) controlled with rubidium chloride, and eight normal volunteers. Rubidium prolonged the refractory periods of all nerve fibres while lithium increased only the longer refractory periods.

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