Role of insulin-like growth factor 1, sex and corticosteroid hormones in male major depressive disorder

Abstract Background Hormones of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG), hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA), and hypothalamic–pituitary–somatotropic (HPS) axes are potentially involved in major depressive disorder (MDD), but these hormones have not been simultaneously investigated in male patient...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Arinami, Yutaro Suzuki, Misuzu Tajiri, Nobuto Tsuneyama, Toshiyuki Someya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03116-2