“…However, the growth hormone peak responses to apomorphine did not significantly differ according to the lethality of the suicidal act . Serotonergic System 5-HIAA ↓5-HIAA CSF Jones et al, 1990Mann et al, 1996Sher et al, 2007, Placidi et al, 2001Traskman-Bendz et al, 1992Mann et al, 1996 ↓5-HT Plasma Tyano et al, 2006Platelet Mann et al, 1992Muck-Seler et al, 1996 Prolactin ↓Prolactin response to fenfluramine/flesinoxan Serum Correa et al, 2000Pitchot et al, 2005Duval et al, 2001Malone et al, 1996 SERT ↓PET SERT binding Midbrain, in vivo brain Miller et al, 2013 ↓B max ↑K m Platelet Marazziti et al, 2001c Roy, 1999 5-HT2A receptor ↑B max ↓K d Platelet Alda & Hrdina, 2000Pandey et al, 1990Hrdina et al, 1997Roggenbach et al, 2007c Mann et al, 1992Mcbride et al, 1994 depressed individuals who died by suicide (Merali et al, 2004;Poulter et al, 2010). Involvement of epigenetic processes has also been implicated in suicide, supported by studies that found GABA A receptor promoter hypermethylation in depressed suicide victims (Poulter et al, 2008).…”