Elevated triiodothyronine in psychopathy - Possible physiological mechanisms

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 739-744

  Soderstrom, H ^a   Forsman, A ^a  

^a Box 4024 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggression; Antibodies; Deiodination; PCL R psychopathy; Thyroid; Violent offenders

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; GLOBULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; DEIODINATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL CRIME; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THYROID FUNCTION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 2642530535     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-004-0137-8     Document Type: Article

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