Production of interferon-gamma in families with multiple occurrence of schizophrenia

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 145-152

  Arolt, Volker ^a   Weitzsch, Christine ^a   Wilke, Ilona ^a   Nolte, Achim ^a   Pinnow, Marlene ^a   Rothermundt, Matthias ^b   Kirchner, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b Univ of Lubeck Sch of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Biological markers; Cytokines; Genetics; Immunology; Interferon

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 0031557184     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(96)03023-5     Document Type: Article

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