No association between novelty seeking and dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) exon III seven repeat alleles in Baltimore longitudinal study of aging participants

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 417-419

  Vandenbergh, D J ^a   Zonderman, A B ^b   Wang, J ^a   Uhl, G R ^a   Costa Jr , P T ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex disease; Dopamine; Five factor model; Genetics; Personality; Receptors

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DRD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGING; ALLELE; ARTICLE; EXON; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGING; ALLELES; BALTIMORE; EXONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4;

EID: 0031225620     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000309     Document Type: Article

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