Posted by SLS on March 5, 2006, at 6:44:59
In reply to Re: NASA's , SSRI, SNRI, etc. » Larry Hoover, posted by yxibow on March 5, 2006, at 4:14:33
> > > > Serotonin can't be messured by a blood test. At least the serotonin in your brain.
> > There has never been any evidence that correlates serum serotonin levels, or urine serotonin metabolite levels for that matter, with affective states or mood disorders.
CSF might be a better source of chemical markers.
If it is found that the etiologies of some mental illnesses are to be found in abnormal gene expression, perhaps microarrays will be helpful in diagnosing and determining treatment. We really aren't all that far from that now. (I guess it's all relative. It is still too far away to suit me).
- Scott
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