Age-related abnormalities in expression of mRNAs encoding synapsin 1A, synapsin 1B, and synaptophysin in the temporal cortex of schizophrenics

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 639-644

  Tcherepanov, Andrew A ^a   Sokolov, Boris P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expression; MRNA; Schizophrenia; Synaptic proteins

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SYNAPSIN I; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYNAPSINS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0030866468     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19970901)49:5<639::AID-JNR14>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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