caa a22 4500 388094656 CHVBK 20180307125301.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199912 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S1092852900006787 doi S1092852900006787 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S1092852900006787 Low Platelet Monoamine Oxidase Activity in Sensation-Seeking Bullfighters [Elektronische Daten] In this study, we attempt to demonstrate an association between low platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, as assessed by isotopic methods, and the stable behavioral pattern of sensation- and risk-seeking of professional bull-fighters. Sixteen professional bullfighters were studied and compared with a control group of 46 healthy control subjects who did not engage in risky jobs or activities. The group of bullfighters had significantly reduced platelet MAO activity compared with the control group (P<0.05). Bullfighters were shown to be significantly more extroverted and sensation-seeking than controls on various temperament scales. A predisposition to engage in risky activities (eg, bullfighting) and sensation-seeking could be partly conditioned by the presence of biological components of personality manifested by a significantly decreased platelet MAO activity. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999 Carrasco José Luis Sáiz-Ruiz Jerónimo Díaz-Marsá Marina César Jesús López-Ibor Juan José CNS Spectrums Cambridge University Press 4/12(1999-12), 21-24 1092-8529 4:12<21 1999 4 CNS https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852900006787 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852900006787 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Carrasco José Luis NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sáiz-Ruiz Jerónimo NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Díaz-Marsá Marina NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- César Jesús NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- López-Ibor Juan José NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- CNS Spectrums Cambridge University Press 4/12(1999-12), 21-24 1092-8529 4:12<21 1999 4 CNS CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge