Association between serotonin transporter genotype and extraversion

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 351-354

  Gillihan, Seth J ^a   Farah, Martha J ^a   Sankoorikal, Geena Mary V ^b   Breland, Jessica ^a   Brodkin, Edward S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Extraversion; Personality; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CAUCASIAN; DEPRESSION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SELF CONCEPT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; GENETICS; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 38749153294     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e3281ac236e     Document Type: Article

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