Biophysical shunt theory for neuropsychopathology: Pentaphasic lipid-induced model for schizophrenia

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-186

  Naisberg, Y ^a   Weizman, A ^a,b  

^a GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; FATTY ACID; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN; DIET; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ION TRANSPORT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS;

EID: 0033103496     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1997.0314     Document Type: Article

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