URIC-ACID LEVEL INCREASES IN HUMANS ENGAGED IN GAMBLING - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT

Authors
MANOWITZ P AMOROSA LF GOLDSTEIN HS CARLTON PL
Citation
P. Manowitz et al., URIC-ACID LEVEL INCREASES IN HUMANS ENGAGED IN GAMBLING - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT, Biological psychology, 36(3), 1993, pp. 223-229
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Biological psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010511
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
223 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0511(1993)36:3<223:ULIIHE>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The effect of gambling and gaming on plasma levels of uric acid was st udied. Blood samples were obtained from normal subjects while they gam bled for money or while they played checkers without betting. There wa s an interaction of time and activity reflecting primarily an associat ion of increased uric acid levels during gambling over time, compared with gaming and relaxation. This indicates that gambling can increase plasma levels of uric acid.