Sex differences, season of birth and platelet 5-HT levels in schizophrenic patients

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 337-347

  Muck Seler D ^a,c   Pivac, N ^a,c   Jakovljevic M ^b,c  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Healthy subjects; Male and female subjects; Platelet 5 HT; Schizophrenia; Season of birth

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; THROMBOCYTE; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; SEROTONIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032891924     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020050163     Document Type: Article

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