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5-HIAA in DEPRESSION |
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| • | An
index of serotonin turnover. |
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| • | Probably
lower in depression. |
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| • | A
trait and under genetic control (candidate for genetic cause |
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depression). |
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| • | Lowered
by maternal deprivation, an effect that persists into |
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| adulthood
in monkeys. |
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