Genes for human personality traits: "Endophenotypes" of psychiatric disorders?

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 54-57

  Benjamin, Jonathan ^b   Ebstein, Richard P ^b   Belmaker, Robert H ^a  

^a MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DRD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

EDITORIAL; EXON; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TWINS;

EXONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0035324353     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622970109027494     Document Type: Editorial

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