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Hormonal influences on erythrocyte catechol-O-methyl transferase activity in humans

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Dans le cas de beaucoup de femmes prenant des contraceptifs oraux, l'activité du transférase catéchole-O-méthyle du globule rouge est réduite à des nivaux analogues à ceux observes dans le cas de femmes souffrant de dépression non-traitée. Le dépôt de contraceptifs à action durable n'affecte pas d'une manière significative l'enzyme, bien qu'elle soit réduite pendant le troisième trimestre de la grossesse.

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  1. M. H. Briggs

    Present address: Alfred Hospital, 3181, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 2379, Lusaka, Zambia

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Briggs, M.H., Briggs, M. Hormonal influences on erythrocyte catechol-O-methyl transferase activity in humans. Experientia 29, 278–280 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01926474

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