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CLINICAL observation suggests that increased sensory stimulation in depressed psychiatric patients results in a transient improvement in mood. Here, we describe results of an investigation designed to measure objectively the effect of a sensory stimulus on a cell transport mechanism in depressed patients and in normal subjects.
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GLEN, A., ONGLEY, G. & ROBINSON, K. Effect of a Sensory Stimulus on an Impaired Membrane Transport System in Man. Nature 221, 565–566 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221565a0
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