Medical Hypotheses
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 37-42, January 1999

Histamine and prostaglandins in schizophrenia: revisited

  • E. Heleniak (deceased)

      Affiliations

    • Late of 811 Madison Avenue, Dunellen, NJ, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • I. O'Desky

      Affiliations

    • Institute For Behavioral Awareness, 28 Millburn Avenue, Springfield, NJ, 07081, U.S.A.

Received 8 December 1993; accepted 4 January 1994.

Abstract 

It has long been accepted that schizophrenia is primarily a physical illness resulting from a chemical imbalance in the brain. This paper will review evidence supporting the hypothesis that histamine and prostaglandins are both linked and primary in the etiology of schizophrenia. Furthermore, their etiological significance supersedes the role of dopamine as a primary causative factor.

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PII: S0306-9877(97)90671-X

doi:10.1054/mehy.1997.0671

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 37-42, January 1999

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