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Active uptake of serotonin by blood platelets of acute schizophrenic patients has been compared to that of a control group. Preliminary results presented in this article indicate that the uptake of the schizophrenic patients was about 40% lower than that of controls. Patients were followed over a period of 5 weeks with no significant change in uptake.
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Modai, I., Rotman, A., Munitz, H. et al. Serotonin uptake by blood platelets of acute schizophrenic patients. Psychopharmacology 64, 193–195 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00496061
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