TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - Blood platelet uptake of serotonin in men alcoholics
JO  - Journal of studies on alcohol
A1  - Kent, T. A.
A1  - Campbell, J. L.
A1  - Pazdernik, T. L.
A1  - Hunter, R.
A1  - Gunn, W. H.
A1  - Goodwin, D. W.
SP  - 357
EP  - 359
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
N2  - Blood platelet uptake of 3H-serotonin (5HT uptake) was determined in a group of inpatient alcoholics who had just undergone detoxication (N = 19) and an age-matched group of nonalcoholic controls (N = 19). Mean 5HT uptake was 18% lower in the alcoholics (p less than .01). A 3-min 5HT uptake of less than 6 pmoles/10(7) platelets identified 58% of the alcoholics, but only 15% of the controls had a 5HT uptake lower than this value. These results support the hypothesis that serotonergic dysfunction may exist in alcoholics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-882X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -