Platelet MAO activity and age at onset of depression in elderly depressed women. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity was assayed in 38 elderly depressed women and 16 matched controls. The depressed women whose illness began at age 55 or earlier (N = 19) had significantly lower MAO activity than patients with later onset (N = 19) or controls.

publication date

  • October 1, 1984

Research

keywords

  • Blood Platelets
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Monoamine Oxidase

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0021126968

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1176/ajp.141.10.1276

PubMed ID

  • 6486267

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 141

issue

  • 10