Abstract
ABSTRACT— Platelet serotonin (5‐HT) uptake was determined in 15 underweight anorexia nervosa patients and a control group of 15 healthy individuals. The Vmax (picomoles/108 platelets/5 min) was 424 ± 103 in patients and 424 ± 69 in controls. The Km was 1.19 ± 0.2 μM in patients and 1.08 ± 0.17 μM in controls. The differences between the groups were not significant. These findings do not support the hypothesis that serotonin metabolism is disturbed in anorexia nervosa.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-130 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1987 |
Keywords
- affective disorder
- anorexia nervosa
- serotonin