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Platelet monoamine oxidase activity during the course of a schizophreniform psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Ian B. Cookson ,
Frank Owen  and
A. Pauline Ridges
Ian B. Cookson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
Frank Owen
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
A. Pauline Ridges
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool
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Synopsis

A case is reported in which platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity fluctuated in the course of a schizophreniform psychosis in a way which suggests a direct relationship between low levels of MAO activity and the psychosis.

Type
Preliminary Communication
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , August 1975 , pp. 314 - 316
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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