title: Effect of age on platelet 5-HT concentrations in healthy controls, depressed and schizophrenic patients.
abstract: The influence of age on platelet 5-HT concentrations was investigated in 85 male unipolar depressed inpatients, 113 male schizophrenic inpatients and 81 normal male controls. The correlation coefficients between platelet 5-HT concentrations and age within groups were very low and nonsignificant. Our results suggest that higher platelet 5-HT content, observed in schizophrenic patients, could not be ascribed to the influence of age.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Ruder Bosković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mück-Seler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bujas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ljubić-Thibal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakovljević
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012016:Reference Values; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin