Increased serum neopterin levels in acutely ill and recovered schizophrenic patients

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-67

  Korte, Sven ^a   Arolt, Volker ^b   Peters, Marion ^a   Weitzsch, Christine ^a   Rothermundt, Matthias ^a   Kirchner, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cytokines; Macrophages; Neopterin; Neuroleptic treatment; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEOPTERIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DOPAMINE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPTERIN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0032557910     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(98)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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