Changes in the molecular structure of the brain in bipolar disorder: Findings using human postmortem brain tissue

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 125-132

  Dean, Brian ^a  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; G proteins; postmortem signal transduction; serotonin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE TRACT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPEPTIDES; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0036635760     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622970209150613     Document Type: Article

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