Short telomeres in patients with chronic schizophrenia who show a poor response to treatment

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-247

  Yu, Wu Yang ^a   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^a   Lin, Ching Hua ^b   Cho, Chung Lung ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Kaohisung Kai Suan Psychiatric Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blotting, southern; DNA restriction enzymes; Schizophrenia; Telomere

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; DNA; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

EID: 43749121593     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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