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The tyramine conjugation test and depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

J.G. Storosum ,
F. de Jonghe ,
H.F.A. Schalken ,
J. Huyser  and
H.N. Sno
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Summary

In this article the value of the tyramine conjugation test (TCT) as a predictor of the response to antidepressive medication is reviewed. The TCT seems of little discomfort for the patient, is easy to perform and is suggested to have a high sensitivity and specificity. In addition, there are indications that a decreased tyamine conjugation could be a traitmarker for the vulnerability of depression. Hypotheses concerning the, as yet unclear etiology of the decreased tyramine are reviewed.

Keywords

tyramineconjugation testdepressionantidepressivestyramineconjugatie testdepressieantidepressiva
Type
Research Article
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Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , September 1990 , pp. 72 - 76
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Copyright © Scandinavian College of Neuropsychopharmacology 1990

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