title: Uric acid level increases in humans engaged in gambling: a preliminary report.
abstract: The effect of gambling and gaming on plasma levels of uric acid was studied. Blood samples were obtained from normal subjects while they gambled for money or while they played checkers without betting. There was an interaction of time and activity reflecting primarily an association of increased uric acid levels during gambling over time, compared with gaming and relaxation. This indicates that gambling can increase plasma levels of uric acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway 08854.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manowitz
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Amorosa
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Carlton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid