Plasma and platelet excitatory amino acids in psychiatric disorders.
Plasma and platelet levels of excitatory amino acids were measured in 38 psychiatric out-patients and in 19 comparison subjects; the patients had DSM-III-R diagnoses of organic mental disorders (N = 3), mood disorders (N = 15), schizophrenia (N = 13), and anxiety disorders (N = 7). The glutamate plasma levels were significantly higher in the patients with mood disorders than in the comparison group.
Altamura
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Department of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Milan School of Medicine, Italy.
Mauri
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MC
Ferrara
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Moro
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D'Andrea
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Zamberlan
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D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000097:blood; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000737:chemistry*; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D005971:Glutamates / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000097:blood; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000097:blood
D000596:Amino Acids; D005971:Glutamates