title: Whole blood serotonin levels in chronic renal failure.
abstract: Whole blood serotonin levels were investigated in a control group (n = 35) and in a group of chronic renal failure patients (n = 127) on various treatment regimen i.e. conservative treatment (n = 39), maintenance haemodialysis (n = 35) and after renal transplantation (n = 53). The whole blood serotonin levels, as determined by high performance liquid chromatography, were significantly lower in the chronic renal failure patients than in the control group (p = 0.0001). Whole blood serotonin levels were significantly lower in the white subjects than in the black subjects of the study (p = 0.0001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Pretoria.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Steyn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viljoen
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ubbink
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: van Rensburg
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Reinach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood*; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin