Pharmacogenetics of the serotonin transporter

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1062-1073

  Lesch, Klaus Peter ^a   Gutknecht, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antidepresssants; Antipsychotics; Anxiolytics; Pharmacogenetics; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOZAPINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; GENE PRODUCT; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; PINDOLOL; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TARGETING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHARMACOGENETICS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 23144444107     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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