| Literature DB >> 6711808 |
F Gusovsky, H Sabelli, J Fawcett, J Edwards, J I Javaid.
Abstract
A gas-liquid chromatographic procedure to measure total phenylacetic acid in urine is described. The method is simple, rapid, and reliable. Normal subjects (N = 48) excreted 141.1 +/- 10.1 mg/24 h. Untreated depressed patients (N = 42) excreted 102.77 +/- 15.9 mg/24 h. The difference in the means is significant and supports the role of phenylacetic acid as a biological marker in certain kinds of mental illnesses.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID： 6711808 DOI： 10.1016/0003-2697(84)90326-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anal Biochem ISSN： 0003-2697 Impact factor: 3.365