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BECAUSE of conflicting statements about the occurrence of bufotenin in the urine of schizophrenics and normal subjects1–13 we have now developed a method which allows semi-quantitative estimation of about 0.7 µg total bufotenin in 24 h urine samples. The method consists of purification and isolation by successive column chromatography, sublimation, paper chromatography and thin-layer chromatography.
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FAURBYE, A., PIND, K. Occurrence of Bufotenin in the Urine of Schizophrenic Patients and Normal Persons. Nature 220, 489 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220489a0
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