The size and fiber composition of the anterior commissure with respect to gender and schizophrenia

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1120-1127

  Highley, J Robin ^a   Esiri, Margaret M ^a   McDonald, Brendan ^a   Roberts, Helen C ^a   Walker, Mary A ^a   Crow, Timothy J ^a  

^a MRC/POWIC Schizophrenia Res Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior commissure; Asymmetry; Axon; Gender; Schizophrenia; Size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SILVER STAINING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSENCEPHALON; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033136026     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(98)00323-0     Document Type: Article

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