Increased density of entorhinal glutamate-immunoreactive vertical fibers in schizophrenia: Short Communication

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 503-507

  Longson, D ^a,b   Deakin, J F W ^b   Benes, F M ^a,c  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Entorhinal; Glutamate; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

CADAVER; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBERS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029937637     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01276423     Document Type: Article

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