Article
Studies on neurochemical heterogeneity in healthy parents of schizophrenic patients.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Aug 1993
Wei J, Xu H M, Hemmings G P
Abstract excerpt
Serum homovanillic acid (HVA), norepinephrine (NE), phenylalanine (Phe) and tyrosine (Tyr) have been examined in 80 healthy parents of schizophrenic patients and 26 normal control subject. Analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in serum HVA concentration among the three groups: th...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Female
- Homovanillic Acid
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Norepinephrine
- Phenotype
- Phenylalanine
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenic Psychology
- Sex Factors
- Tyrosine