Radioimmunoassay measurement of creatine kinase bb in the serum of schizophrenic patients

Technical Report · Mon Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5899411

Lerner, M H; Friedhoff, A J

Brain type creatine kinase (BB) isoenzyme was measured using a highly sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay procedure in two schizophrenic populations. The data would indicate that in the schizophrenic populations examined there is insufficient tissue disruption to cause abnormal build-up of brain creatine kinase levels. However the possibility of a rapid removal of creatine kinase BB from the circulation exists. The elevated creatine kinase reported in acute schizophrenics is most likely not of brain origin.

• Research Organization: New York Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Psychiatry
• OSTI ID: 5899411
• Report Number(s): PB-83-162453
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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