The measurement of transmembrane cation transport in vivo in acute manic illness.
Wood AJ., Aronson JK., Cowen PJ., Grahame-Smith DG.
We have used a novel technique to assess the transport of cations across the erythrocyte membrane in vivo in unmedicated patients suffering an acute manic illness. The results show that erythrocyte cation transport via the sodium-pump enzyme Na+,K+-ATPase is increased in manic patients compared with healthy controls.