The relative abundance of dopamine D4 receptor mRNA in post mortem brains of schizophrenics and controls

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 171-174

  Roberts, D A ^a   Balderson, D ^a   Pickering Brown, S M ^a   Deakin, J F W ^b   Owen, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dopamine D4 receptors; receptor expression; RNA PCR; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030152624     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(96)88526-4     Document Type: Article

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