Artificial Organs: Thoughts & Progress:Plasma β-Endorphin Levels In Chronic Schizophrenic Patients and Normal Controls
Enrique Espinosa-Meléndez
Artificial Organs Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Search for more papers by this authorSamarthju Lal
The Douglas Hospital Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorN. P. Vasavan Nair
The Douglas Hospital Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorThomas Ming Swi Chang
Artificial Organs Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Search for more papers by this authorEnrique Espinosa-Meléndez
Artificial Organs Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Search for more papers by this authorSamarthju Lal
The Douglas Hospital Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorN. P. Vasavan Nair
The Douglas Hospital Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorThomas Ming Swi Chang
Artificial Organs Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Plasma β-endorphin was measured in 35 chronic schizophrenic patients (15.47 ± 15.39 pmol/L) and 3 normal volunteers (19.55 ± 11.23 pmol/L). There was no significant difference between the levels of the two groups.
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