1998
Peripheral serotonin measures in prepubertal psychiatric inpatients and normal children: associations with suicidal behavior and its risk factors
Pfeffer C, McBride P, Anderson G, Kakuma T, Fensterheim L, Khait V. Peripheral serotonin measures in prepubertal psychiatric inpatients and normal children: associations with suicidal behavior and its risk factors. Biological Psychiatry 1998, 44: 568-577. PMID: 9787881, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00020-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrepubertal psychiatric inpatientsBlood tryptophanRisk factorsSerotonin contentSuicidal behaviorMood disordersNormal controlsInpatient childrenSuicidal ideationSerotonin-amplified platelet aggregationPsychiatric inpatientsSuicide attemptsPlatelet serotonin contentEthnic differencesRecent suicide attemptSerotonin measuresPrepubertal controlsPlatelet serotoninPrepubertal childrenInpatientsPlatelet aggregationNormal childrenWhole bloodChildrenDisorders
1995
Plasma androgens in autism
Tordjman S, Anderson G, McBride P, Hertzig M, Snow M, Hall L, Ferrari P, Cohen D. Plasma androgens in autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 1995, 25: 295-304. PMID: 7559294, DOI: 10.1007/bf02179290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsyPlasma DHEA-S levelsNC individualsAdrenal androgen secretionDHEA-S levelsAdrenal androgen dehydroepiandrosterone sulfateBlood serotonin levelsNormal control subjectsWhole blood serotonin levelsEffect of pubertySignificant group differencesAndrogen secretionDehydroepiandrosterone sulfateControl subjectsPlasma levelsSerotonin levelsNC groupPlasma androgensPlasma testosteroneSignificant negative correlationTestosteroneImpaired subjectsWhole bloodMean levelsGroup differences
1993
Platelet serotonin studies in hyperserotonemic relatives of children with autistic disorder
Cook E, Arora R, Anderson G, Berry-Kravis E, Yan S, Yeoh HC, Sklena P, Charak D, Leventhal B. Platelet serotonin studies in hyperserotonemic relatives of children with autistic disorder. Life Sciences 1993, 52: 2005-2015. PMID: 7684805, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(93)90685-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysergic acid diethylamideParoxetine bindingWhole bloodSubgroup of subjectsHyperserotonemia of autismProstaglandin E1Arginine vasopressinDensity of plateletsCAMP productionAcid diethylamideLSD bindingAutistic disorderSignificant differencesSignificant correlationBloodSubjectsBasalSubgroupsPlateletsChildrenAutistic probandsUptake VmaxAutistic children
1992
Platelet dense granule release reaction monitored by high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorometric determination of endogenous serotonin
Anderson G, Hall L, Yang J, Cohen D. Platelet dense granule release reaction monitored by high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorometric determination of endogenous serotonin. Analytical Biochemistry 1992, 206: 64-67. PMID: 1456443, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2697(05)80011-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlatelet and whole blood serotonin content in depressed inpatients: Correlations with acute and life-time psychopathology
Mann J, McBride P, Anderson G, Mieczkowski T. Platelet and whole blood serotonin content in depressed inpatients: Correlations with acute and life-time psychopathology. Biological Psychiatry 1992, 32: 243-257. PMID: 1420642, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(92)90106-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet serotonin contentBorderline personality disorderBlood serotonin contentSerotonin contentWhole blood serotonin contentSerotonin levelsHealthy controlsPersonality disorderLower platelet serotonin contentComorbid borderline personality disorderHigher serotonin levelsLow serotonin levelsSeverity of depressionPlatelet serotonin levelsLife-time historyBPD attemptersPatient groupMajor depressionPatientsDepressed inpatientsSuicide attemptsSuicidal behaviorNonborderline patientsWhole bloodDisorders
1989
Whole blood serotonin and tryptophan in autism: Temporal stability and the effects of medication
Minderaa R, Anderson G, Volkmar F, Harcherick D, Akkerhuis G, Cohen D. Whole blood serotonin and tryptophan in autism: Temporal stability and the effects of medication. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 1989, 19: 129-136. PMID: 2708296, DOI: 10.1007/bf02212724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole blood serotoninPlatelet countMedicated groupBlood serotoninSex-matched normal controlsSignificant intraclass correlation coefficientsEffects of medicationWhole blood concentrationsAutistic groupIntraclass correlation coefficientMean percentage differenceBlood concentrationsNormal controlsNormal subjectsWhole bloodTRP valuesSerotoninTryptophan valuesYear periodGroupCountPercentage differenceMedicationsBlood
1987
Urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and whole blood serotonin and tryptophan in autistic and normal subjects
Minderaa R, Anderson G, Volkmar F, Akkerhuis G, Cohen D. Urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and whole blood serotonin and tryptophan in autistic and normal subjects. Biological Psychiatry 1987, 22: 933-940. PMID: 2440483, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(87)90002-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetermination of serotonin in whole blood, platelet-rich plasma, platelet-poor plasma and plasma ultrafiltrate
Anderson G, Feibel F, Cohen D. Determination of serotonin in whole blood, platelet-rich plasma, platelet-poor plasma and plasma ultrafiltrate. Life Sciences 1987, 40: 1063-1070. PMID: 3821372, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(87)90568-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Effect of a Meal on Human Whole Blood Serotonin
Anderson G, Feibel F, Wetlaufer L, Schlicht K, Ort S, Cohen D. Effect of a Meal on Human Whole Blood Serotonin. Gastroenterology 1985, 88: 86-89. PMID: 2578039, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(85)80137-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole blood serotoninMicrograms/hBlood serotoninGastrointestinal hormonesUrinary excretionSerotonin levelsBlood samplesUrine specimensBaseline levelsSerotoninSecond hourWhole bloodHuman subjectsSpecific high-performance liquid chromatographic methodMealMinSubjectsUrinaryLevelsExcretionBloodHormone