Active uptake of serotonin by blood platelets of acute schizophrenic patients has been compared to that of a control group. Preliminary results presented in this article indicate that the uptake of the schizophrenic patients was about 40% lower than that of controls. Patients were followed over a pe
A comparative uptake study of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine by platelets of acute schizophrenic patients
โ Scribed by Avner Rotman; Hanan Munitz; Ilan Modai; Shmuel Tjano; Henricus Wijsenbeek
- Book ID
- 119094158
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 484 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-1781
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The active uptake of serotonin (5-HT) by blood platelets of 20 schizophrenic patients and their families was studied. The uptake was studied over a wide range of 5-HT concentrations (0.1-20 ~tM), and K,, and Vmax of the uptake process were calculated. Of 20 patients, 18 exhibited a lower rate of upt
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