The size and fibre composition of the corpus callosum with respect to gender and schizophrenia: A post-mortem study

Brain

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-110

  Highley, J Robin ^a   Esiri, Margaret M ^a   McDonald, Brendan ^a   Cortina Borja, Mario ^b   Herron, Brian M ^d   Crow, Timothy J ^c  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axon; Corpus callosum; Fibre; Gender; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032960584     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/122.1.99     Document Type: Article

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