Polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter gene and their relationship to two temperamental traits measured by the formal characteristics of behavior-temperament inventory: Activity and emotional reactivity

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-274

  Dragan, Wojciech Ł ^a   Oniszczenko, Włodzimierz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

5 HTT gene linked polymorphic region; Intron 2 VNTR polymorphism; Polymorphism; Serotonin transporter gene; Temperament

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; EMOTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; INTRON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERAMENT; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMOTIONS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 22144490836     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085823     Document Type: Article

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