Abstract
The concentrations of serum homovanillic acid (HVA), norepinephrine (NE), tyrosine (Tyr), phenylalanine (Phe) and tryptophan (Trp), and the activities of serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH), platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO), and erythrocyte catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) were measured in 68 healthy parents who had schizophrenic offspring. The results show a significant correlation between the parents of schizophrenic patients in serum HVA (r=0.38, n=34, p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-32 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Schizophrenia Research |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1996 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Amino Acids
- Brain
- Catecholamines
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Random Allocation
- Schizophrenia