Major depression, 5HTTLPR genotype, suicide and antidepressant influences on thalamic volume

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-289

  Young, Keith A ^a,c   Bonkale, Willy L ^a   Holcomb, Leigh A ^a   Hicks, Paul B ^a   German, Dwight C ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN SIZE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE; THALAMUS;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SUICIDE; THALAMUS;

EID: 43749115763     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.039180     Document Type: Article

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