Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotypes and working memory: Associations with differing cognitive operations

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 901-907

  Bruder, Gerard E ^a,b   Keilp, John G ^a,b   Xu, Haiyan ^a   Shikhman, Marina ^b   Schori, Efrat ^b   Gorman, Jack M ^c   Gilliam, T Conrad ^a,d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Columbia Genome Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Catechol O methyltransferase; COMT genotypes; Dopamine; Executive function; Working memory

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; COGNITION; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 29044444109     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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