Lack of association between dopamine D4 receptor gene and personality traits

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 985-989

  Jonsson E G ^a   Nothen M M ^b   Gustavsson, J P ^b   Neidt, H ^b   Forslund, K ^b   Mattila Evenden, M ^b   Rylander, G ^b   Propping, P ^b   Asberg M ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4;

EID: 0031825895     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798006837     Document Type: Article

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