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Central nervous system serotonin function and cardiovascular responses to stress.
Psychosomatic medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Williams R B, Marchuk D A, Gadde K M, Barefoot J C, Grichnik K, Helms M J, Kuhn C M, Lewis J G, Schanberg S M, Stafford-Smith M, Suarez E C, Clary G L, Svenson I K, Siegler I C
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of indices of central nervous system (CNS) serotonin function on cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress. METHODS: Lumbar puncture was performed on 54 healthy volunteers to obtain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for determination of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) levels. Genotypes were determined with respect to a functional polymorphism of the...
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