Neurotrophic factors and the maldevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenic psychoses

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-100

  Thome, J ^a,b   Foley, P ^a   Riederer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BDNF; CNTF; Genetics; LIF; Maldevelopmental hypothesis; Neurotransmitter; Neurotrophic factor; NGF; NT3; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031912461     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020050040     Document Type: Article

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