Open Journal of Psychiatry
Vol.2 No.4(2012), Paper ID 24704, 8
pages
DOI:10.4236/ojpsych.2012.224046
Plasma levels of catecholamine metabolites and serum levels of brain-derived neurotorophic factor in smokers with schizophrenia treated with varenicline: A pilot study
Wakako Umene-Nakano, Reiji Yoshimura, Hikaru Hori, Asuka Katsuki, Kenji Hayashi, Chiharu Yoshii, Atsuko Ikenouchi-Sugita, Kiyokazu Atake, Jun Nakamura
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wakamatsu Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan
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How to Cite this Article
Umene-Nakano, W. , Yoshimura, R. , Hori, H. , Katsuki, A. , Hayashi, K. , Yoshii, C. , Ikenouchi-Sugita, A. , Atake, K. and Nakamura, J. (2012) Plasma levels of catecholamine metabolites and serum levels of brain-derived neurotorophic factor in smokers with schizophrenia treated with varenicline: A pilot study.
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