Psychiatry Research
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages 87-93 , 15 January 2008

Essential polyunsaturated fatty acids and social cognition in schizophrenia

  • Tomiki Sumiyoshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama School of Medicine, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama School of Medicine, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan. Tel.: +81 76 434 7323; fax: +81 76 434 5030.
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  • Mie Matsui

      Affiliations

    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
    • Departmenf of Psychology, University of Toyama School of Medicine, Toyama, Japan
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  • Hiroko Itoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama School of Medicine, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Yuko Higuchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama School of Medicine, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Hirofumi Arai

      Affiliations

    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
    • Departmenf of Psychology, University of Toyama School of Medicine, Toyama, Japan
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  • Chieko Takamiya

      Affiliations

    • Departmenf of Psychology, University of Toyama School of Medicine, Toyama, Japan
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  • Masayoshi Kurachi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama School of Medicine, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Received 24 January 2006 ,Revised 11 April 2006 ,Accepted 25 May 2006.

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    Erythrocyte membrane fatty acid levels. EPUFAs, essential polyunsaturated fatty acids. P<0.01, significantly lower compared with normal controls.

    Erythrocyte membrane fatty acid levels. EPUFAs, essential polyunsaturated fatty acids. P<0.01, significantly lower compared with normal controls.

PII: S0165-1781(06)00192-2

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.05.025

Psychiatry Research
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages 87-93 , 15 January 2008