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On the Clinical Significance of Serotonin and 5-HIAA in Body Fluids

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Serotonin

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 133))

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Changes in serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) metabolism have been postulated in several psychiatric disorders. The main research efforts, however, have been focussed on the serotonin hypotheses of manic-depressive illness and schizophrenia.

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  1. Dept. of Psychiatry Eginition Hospital, Athens University, 74 Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece

    E. Garelis M.D.

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  1. The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA

    Bernard Haber

  2. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

    Sabit Gabay

  3. Brown University Division of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Sabit Gabay

  4. University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece

    M. R. Issidorides  & S. G. A. Alivisatos  & 

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Garelis, E. (1981). On the Clinical Significance of Serotonin and 5-HIAA in Body Fluids. In: Haber, B., Gabay, S., Issidorides, M.R., Alivisatos, S.G.A. (eds) Serotonin. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 133. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3860-4_38

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