Aggression, impulsivity, and central nervous system serotonergic responsivity in a nonpatient sample

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 287-299

  Manuck, Stephen B ^a   Flory, Janine D ^a   McCaffery, Jeanne M ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^b   Mann, J John ^c   Muldoon, Matthew F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Fenfluramine challenge; Impulsivity; Monoamines; Prolactin; Serotonin; Temperament

Indexed keywords

FENFLURAMINE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROVOCATION TEST; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 0031754034     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-133X(98)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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