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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Volume 31, 2010 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Decreased blood serotonin in the premenstrual phase enhances negative mood in healthy women

Hiromi KikuchiDepartment of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Yasushi NakataniDepartment of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshinari SekiDepartment of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Xinjun YuDepartment of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Tamami SekiyamaDepartment of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Ikuko Sato-SuzukiDepartment of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Hideho AritaDepartment of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ota-ku, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 83-89 | Received 03 Nov 2009, Accepted 11 Mar 2010, Published online: 05 May 2010

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