Immunoglobulin concentrations in schizophrenic patients in relation to psychopathology

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-53

  Toomla, Olev ^a,b   Toomaspoeg, Laur ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulins; Psychopathology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DELUSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENSION; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 0030032203     PISSN: 08039496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039489609081388     Document Type: Article

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