Platelet monoamine oxidase activity in sensation seekers.

Personality traits, as assessed by personality inventories, and platelet monoamine oxidase activities have been compared in the following two groups of normal subjects: (1) subjects who either have mountaineering as an active hobby or an interest in mountaineering and (2) subjects not interested in mountaineering. The group of subjects interested in mountaineering were found to be sensation seekers, as assessed by the Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale, and to have significantly lower platelet monoamine oxidase activities.