Erythrocyte sodium and potassium in affective illness.
In a preliminary study, erythrocyte sodium and potassium were measured in 24 affectively ill patients and 24 normal controls. Erythrocyte sodium was significantly lower and erythrocyte potassium was significantly higher in the euthymic and affective depressed patients as compared with controls.
D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood*; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood*
D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium