Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is associated with very low plasma-free serotonin concentrations in humans

Ann Clin Biochem. 2020 Jan;57(1):59-63. doi: 10.1177/0004563219880567. Epub 2019 Oct 10.
No abstract available

Keywords: Mass spectrometry; analytes; drugs; laboratory methods; peptide hormones.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / therapeutic use*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Depression / blood
  • Depression / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Serotonin / blood*
  • Tryptophan / blood
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Serotonin
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
  • Tryptophan