Decreased calcium-dependent constitutive nitric oxide synthase (cNOS) activity in prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia and depression

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-30

  Xing, Guoqiang ^a   Chavko, Mikulas ^c   Zhang, Li Xin ^a   Yang, Shutong ^d   Post, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; cNOS activity; Prefrontal cortex; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ISOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN LEVEL; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PH; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOPSY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; DENSITOMETRY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0036843415     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(01)00388-7     Document Type: Article

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