Oxytocin and vasopressin as candidate genes for psychiatric disorders: Lessons from animal models

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-54

  Almasy, L ^a,b   Blangero, J ^a  

^a Department of Genetics   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Neuropeptides; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, ANIMAL; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; SHEEP; VASOPRESSINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035825202     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20010108)105:1<53::AID-AJMG1059>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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