Anxiety and platelet MAO levels after relaxation training.
The authors measured platelet MAO activity with phenylethylamine and tryptamine substrates in a group of 20 subjects with chronic anxiety before and after they underwent relaxation training. Levels of anxiety were quantified using a self-rating scale. Posttreatment values for anxiety and enzyme activity were significantly lower than pretreatment values. Anxiety and enzyme activity levels were not significantly correlated at any stage of the study.
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000628:therapy; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000097:blood*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy
D008995:Monoamine Oxidase