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Biology of the Lithium Ion

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Lithium Effects on Granulopoiesis and Immune Function

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 127))

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Lithium is used effectively in the treatment of acute mania. During maintenance therapy, it reduces the frequency of manic-depressive episodes. Lithium has also recently been used in the treatment of several other pathologic conditions such as schizophrenia, alcoholism, aggression, tardive dyskinesia, and Huntington’s chorea; however, its therapeutic efficacy in such conditions may be controversial. Although lithium is one of the most effective drugs used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness, its mode of action remains unclear.

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  1. Research Department, Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, 1601 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, USA

    Ghanshyam N. Pandey

  2. Department of Psychiatry Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    John M. Davis

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Pandey, G.N., Davis, J.M. (1980). Biology of the Lithium Ion. In: Rossof, A.H., Robinson, W.A. (eds) Lithium Effects on Granulopoiesis and Immune Function. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 127. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0259-0_2

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