Title : Niacin skin flush test: a research tool for studying schizophrenia.

Pub. Date : 2010 Mar

PMID : 20305586






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1 Diminished skin redness after topical application of niacin might be caused by a reduced level of the precursor arachidonic acid in the peripheral membranes, increased activity of the enzyme phospholipase A2, abnormal expression of niacin or prostaglandin receptors, or poor vasomotor activity of cutaneous capillary walls. Niacin phospholipase A2 group IB Homo sapiens