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- Title
Elevated monoamine oxidase a levels in the brain: an explanation for the monoamine imbalance of major depression.
- Authors
Meyer, Jeffrey H; Ginovart, Nathalie; Boovariwala, Anahita; Sagrati, Sandra; Hussey, Doug; Garcia, Armando; Young, Trevor; Praschak-Rieder, Nicole; Wilson, Alan A; Houle, Sylvain
- Abstract
The monoamine theory of depression proposes that monoamine levels are lowered, but there is no explanation for how monoamine loss occurs. Monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) is an enzyme that metabolizes monoamines, such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine.
- Publication
Archives of general psychiatry, 2006, Vol 63, Issue 11, p1209
- ISSN
0003-990X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archpsyc.63.11.1209