Schizophrenia: A review of neuropharmacology

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 155-159

  Lyne, J ^a   Kelly, Brendan D ^b   O'Connor, W T ^c  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMISULPRIDE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BRAIN PROTEIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; DOPAMINE; FLUPENTIXOL; FLUPHENAZINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE; QUETIAPINE; RACLOPRIDE; REMOXIPRIDE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 4 AGONIST; SEROTONIN 4 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SERTINDOLE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZIPRASIDONE;

BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; COGNITION; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TARGETING; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 13444257682     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03167931     Document Type: Review

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