title: Effect of imipramine and ect on platelet mao activity in depressives.
abstract: Platelet monoamine Oxidase (MAO) activity was estimated in 30 depressed patients treated with Imipramine or EGT over a period of 5 weeks and pretreatment and post treatment values were compared. Imipramine and ECT caused significant reduction of platelet MAO, which after 7 days washout period comes to the pretreatment level while subjects clinical status l remained unchanged. The percentage blockade in platelet MAO values by Imipramine and ECT was 51.40±13.43 and 34.73±24.27 respectively.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Psychiatry, K.G's. Medical College, Lucknow.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar