Decreased platelet monoamine oxidase activity in female anorexia nervosa

• Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica Vol. 101; no. 3; pp. 226 - 230
• Main Authors: Díaz-Marsá, M., Carrasco, J. L., Hollander, E., César, J., Saiz-Ruiz, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copenhagen Munksgaard International Publishers 01.03.2000
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; anorexia nervosa; Anorexia Nervosa - diagnosis; Anorexia Nervosa - enzymology; Blood Platelets - enzymology; Female; Humans; impulsivity; Monoamine Oxidase - blood; monoamineoxidase (MAO); personality; Personality Disorders - diagnosis; Personality Disorders - enzymology; psychobiology; Reference Values; serotonin; Serotonin - physiology; Temperament - physiology

Objectives: To study if platelet MAO activity, previously described as a serotonergic index, is modified in a sample of pure restrictive anorectic patients. Method: Twenty five female patients with DSM‐IV anorexia nervosa restricting type were studied and compared with 30 healthy female controls. Pl...