Serotonin by stress interaction: A susceptibility factor for the development of depression?

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 538-544

  Firk, Christine ^a   Markus, C Rob ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

5 HT; Depression; Serotonin; Stress

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; STRESS HORMONE; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; STRESS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DEPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34547135198     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881106075588     Document Type: Review

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