Molecular genetics of monoamine transporters: Relevance to brain disorders

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 652-667

  Haddley, K ^a   Vasiliou, A S ^a   Ali, F R ^a   Paredes, U M ^a   Bubb, V J ^a   Quinn, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Dopamine transporter; Polymorphisms; Serotonin transporter; VNTR

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; METHYLPHENIDATE; MONOAMINE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BRAIN DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOOD DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN DISEASES; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 40349087170     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-007-9521-8     Document Type: Review

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