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Serum Copper in Schizophrenia in Nigerians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

D. A. Olatunbosun ,
M. O. Akindele ,
B. K. Adadevoh  and
T. Asuni
D. A. Olatunbosun
Affiliation:
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
M. O. Akindele
Affiliation:
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
B. K. Adadevoh
Affiliation:
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
T. Asuni
Affiliation:
Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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Summary

Serum copper concentrations were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 102 schizophrenic patients and 95 healthy control subjects. The serum copper concentrations were significantly higher in the schizophrenic patients than in the normal control subjects. The average serum copper in schizophrenic females was higher than in schizophrenic males, but the difference was not statistically significant

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 127 , Issue 2 , August 1975 , pp. 119 - 121
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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