Reduced intracortical myelination in schizophrenia [7]

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1229-1230

  Bartzokis, George ^a   Altshuler, Lori ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; HUMAN; LETTER; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATION; NEUROPIL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATROPHY; CELL COUNT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURONS; OLIGODENDROGLIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 20044366588     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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