Heredity and serotonin in impulsive aggressive behaviours;Heredite et role de la serotonine dans les comportements agressifs impulsifs

Encephale

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-364

  Staner, L ^a   Mendlewicz, J ^b  

^a FORENAP   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggression; Genetics; Heredity; Impulsivity; Personality; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PERSONALITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TWINS;

AGGRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0031707058     PISSN: 00137006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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