Anomalous asymmetry of fusiform and parahippocampal gyrus gray matter in schizophrenia: A postmortem study

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-47

  McDonald, Brendan ^b   Highley, J Robin ^b   Walker, Mary A ^b   Herron, Brian M ^b   Cooper, Stephen J ^b   Esiri, Margaret M ^b   Crow, Timothy J ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINDLE CELL; STEREOMETRY; SUBICULUM;

EID: 0033961703     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.157.1.40     Document Type: Article

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