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Static and kinetic study of the RBC/plasma lithium ratio in manic-depressive, schizoaffective and schizophrenic patients in thymic remission: significance for diagnosis and monitoring

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For the last few years, many clinical investigators have tried to prove that the lithium intraglobular determination is to be preferred to plasma lithium determination for monitoring lithium treatment.

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Deniker, P., Loo, H., Olie, J.P., Gay, C., Benkelfat, C., Binet, P. (1984). Static and kinetic study of the RBC/plasma lithium ratio in manic-depressive, schizoaffective and schizophrenic patients in thymic remission: significance for diagnosis and monitoring. In: Corsini, G.U. (eds) Current Trends in Lithium and Rubidium Therapy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7318-6_12

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