Down's syndrome: A genetic disorder in biobehavioral perspective

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 156-166

  Nadel, L ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Hippocampus; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CEREBELLUM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DOWN SYNDROME; GENETIC DISORDER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; COGNITION; DOWN SYNDROME; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042025827     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-183X.2003.00026.x     Document Type: Review

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