Arora R C, Sahai S, Meltzer H Y
Psychiatry Res. 1983 Feb;8(2):147-51. doi: 10.1016/0165-1781(83)90102-6.
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity in human blood platelets isolated by a single centrifugation at 600g for 2 1/2 minutes, which isolates only 45-65% of total platelets, was highly correlated with the MAO activity in platelets isolated by a method which isolates essentially 100% of platelets (r = 0.95, p less than 0.01). These results indicate that the single centrifugation method, which isolates only a portion of platelets, gives a reliable estimate of MAO activity in the entire platelet population.