Oral Mg2+ Supplementation Reverses Age-Related Neuroendocrine and Sleep EEG Changes in Humans

K. Held; I. A. Antonijevic; H. Künzel; M. Uhr; T. C. Wetter; I. C. Golly; A. Steiger; H. Murck

doi:10.1055/s-2002-33195

Pharmacopsychiatry, Table of Contents

Pharmacopsychiatry 2002; 35(4): 135-143
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-33195

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Oral Mg²⁺ Supplementation Reverses Age-Related Neuroendocrine and Sleep EEG Changes in Humans

K. Held¹ , I. A. Antonijevic¹ , H. Künzel¹ , M. Uhr¹ , T. C. Wetter¹ , I. C. Golly² , A. Steiger¹ , H. Murck¹

¹Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
²Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, LMU, Munich, Germany

The study was supported by Hermes Arzneimittel GmbH, Großhesselohe/Munich

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