No gross abnormality of plasma homocysteine after acute methionine loading in clinically stabilized patients with schizophrenia

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 64-66

  Shlafman, Nurit ^a   Shaldubin, Svetlana ^a   Applebaum, Julia ^a   Belmaker, R H ^a   Levine, Joseph ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Methionine load; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMOCYSTEINE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SULFATION;

EID: 77953289339     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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