Platelet monoamine oxidase activity during the course of a schizophreniform psychosis
- 1 May 1975
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 5 (3), 314-316
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700056701
Abstract
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.Keywords
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