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The Association of Urinary 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid and Vanillylmandelic Acid in Patients with Generalized Anxiety
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The Association of Urinary 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid and Vanillylmandelic Acid in Patients with Generalized Anxiety

Michael J Garvey, Russell Noyes Jr, Catherine Woodman and Cindy Laukes
Neuropsychobiology, Vol.31(1), pp.6-9
1995
DOI: 10.1159/000119165
PMID: 7535900

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Abstract

There is evidence that serotonin and norepinephrine are in some way involved in the pathophysiology of anxiety disorders. Urinary levels of the serotonin metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and the norepinephrine metabolite vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) were measured in 46 patients with generalized anxiety disorder. There was a significant association between urinary levels of 5-HIAA and VMA: r = 0.79; p = 0.0001. Possible implications of this finding are discussed.
Biological Psychiatry

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