title: Cortisol in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients suffering from affective disorders.
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.
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D003863:Depression / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D011485:Protein Binding; D013997:Time Factors; D014156:Transcortin; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium; D014156:Transcortin; D006854:Hydrocortisone