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. 1971 Aug;34(4):432–435. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.34.4.432

Cortisol in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients suffering from affective disorders

Alec Coppen 1,2, B W L Brooksbank 1,2, R Noguera 1,2, D A Wilson 1,2
PMCID: PMC493821  PMID: 5096556

Abstract

Cortisol concentration was estimated by a competitive protein-binding method in the lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients suffering from depression or from mania, and compared with the CSF cortisol concentration of neurological control patients not suffering from an affective disorder. There were no significant differences between the groups.

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