Serotonin 2C receptors: Suicide, serotonin, and runaway RNA editing

Neuroscientist

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Schmauss, Claudia ^a  

^a Box 42 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Major depression; Prefrontal cortex; RNA editing; Schizophrenia; Serotonin; Serotonin 2C receptor

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; INOSINE; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; RNA EDITING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RNA EDITING; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONIN; SUICIDE;

EID: 0042808736     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858403253669     Document Type: Review

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