Neurodegeneration in schizophrenia: Evidence from in vivo neuroimaging studies

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Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 135-143

  Csernansky, John G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Glutamate; Neurodegeneration; Neuroimaging; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CINGULATE GYRUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EXCITOTOXICITY; FRONTAL LOBE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MENTAL PATIENT; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PNEUMOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBICULUM; TEMPORAL LOBE; THALAMUS;

BRAIN; HUMANS; NEUROANATOMY; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33846862899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.47     Document Type: Review

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