Genetic markers associated with high versus low performance on episodic memory tasks

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 555-562

  Nilsson, L G ^a   Sikstrom C ^b   Adolfsson, R ^b   Erngrund, K ^b   Nylander, P O ^b   Beckman, L ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Episodic memory; genetic markers; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030448743     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02361228     Document Type: Article

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