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5-HIAA

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5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid [hi-drok″se-in″dōl-ah-se´tic]
a product of serotonin metabolism excreted in large amounts in patients with carcinoid tumors. Abbreviated 5-HIAA.

5-HIAA
5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid.

5-HIAA
5-Hydroxy-indoleacetic acid, see there


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The purpose of the study reported here was to evaluate whether traffic police exposed to urban pollutants could be at risk for alterations of urinary 5-HIAA in 24 hours (5-HIAA[U]) compared with a control group.
In another study comparing 29 children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders to 43 with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a relationship was found between lower concentrations of CSF 5-HIAA and disruptive behavior--particularly aggression, he said.
found that 75% of the patients had high levels of 5-HIAA in urine.
 
 
 
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