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Biogenic amine-related enzymes and personality variations in normals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

D. L. Murphy ,
R. H. Belmaker ,
M. Buchsbaum ,
N. F. Martin ,
R. Ciaranello  and
R. J. Wyatt
D. L. Murphy*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Science, The Adult Psychiatry Branch, Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
R. H. Belmaker
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Science, The Adult Psychiatry Branch, Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
M. Buchsbaum
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Science, The Adult Psychiatry Branch, Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
N. F. Martin
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Science, The Adult Psychiatry Branch, Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
R. Ciaranello
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Science, The Adult Psychiatry Branch, Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
R. J. Wyatt
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Science, The Adult Psychiatry Branch, Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr D. L. Murphy, NIH Clinical Center, 10–3S229, Bethesda, MD 20014, USA.
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Synopsis

Altered activities of biogenic amine-related enzymes have been reported in some studies of patients with affective disorders and chronic schizophrenia. To evaluate whether any relationship between personality variations, including non-diagnosed psychopathology, and these enzymes might occur in non-psychiatric patients, 95 young adult volunteers were studied. Higher MMPI and Zuckerman sensation-seeking scale scores were found in male, but not female, volunteers with lower platelet and plasma amine oxidase activities. Males generally exhibited negative correlations, while females had positive correlations between the psychological test scores and amine oxidase activities. In contrast to the amine oxidase results, no associations were observed between plasma dopamine β-hydroxylase activities and the personality variables.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , February 1977 , pp. 149 - 157
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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