Apolipoprotein E ε4 is associated with hippocampal volume reduction in females with alcoholism

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-411

  Bleich, S ^a   Wilhelm, J ^a   Graesel, E ^a   Degner, D ^b   Sperling, W ^a   Rossner V ^a   Javaheripour, K ^b   Kornhuber, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Apolipoprotein E 4 allele; Brain shrinkage; Hippocampal volume

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0037390054     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-002-0789-1     Document Type: Article

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