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Indoluria in Schizophrenia

II. Chromatographic Study on 40 Schizophrenic and 10 Normal Subjects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

A. D. Forrest*
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
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In Part I of this communication the theoretical basis for the investigation was outlined. Details of a statistical study were given and it was suggested that these confirmed a greater incidence amongst schizophrenics than normals of subjects excreting an excess of indole substances. In addition the question of hepatic dysfunction was investigated in 48 schizophrenic patients using the Cephalin-Cholesterol Flocculation Test. The results of this investigation were essentially negative.

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