title: Metabolic factors affecting monoamine oxidase activity.
abstract: While genetics may be the major determinant of monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, many hormonal, dietary, and even immunological factors may also be important. Knowledge of these factors may be helpful not only in understanding individual variation in MAO levels, but in the application of platelet MAO activity as a clinical laboratory aid.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology*; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000201:enzymology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000097:blood*; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000201:enzymology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D007501:Iron; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase