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- American Medical Association
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- Copyright © 1978 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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- 0003-990X
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- 1598-3636
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- 10.1001/archpsyc.1978.01770290082007
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Abstract
Abstract • Platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) was kinetically evaluated in chronic schizophrenics and matched controls, using substrates of major physiologic importance and substrates of particular interest in the study of schizophrenia, such as serotonin (5-HT),N,N-dimethyltryptamine(DMT), 5-methoxytryptamine (5-MT), and dopamine (DA). Substrates were measured at six concentrations; values for maximal velocity (Vmax) and Michaelis constant (Km) were obtained by using Lineweaver-Burk plots. The Vmax was decreased for all substrates in chronic schizophrenia and the Km was decreased for DA, 5-HT, and DMT, but remained unchanged for 5-MT. The value of Km/Vmax was similar for schizophrenics and normal persons when DA, 5-HT, and DMT were used as substrates, which may indicate that "uncompetitive" inhibition is responsible for the observed decrease in activity among chronic schizophrenics. 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Journal
Archives of General Psychiatry – American Medical Association
Published: May 1, 1978
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