The His452Tyr variant of the gene encoding the 5-HT2A receptor is specifically associated with consolidation of episodic memory in humans

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1163-1167

  Wagner, Michael ^a   Schuhmacher, Anna ^a   Schwab, Sybille ^b   Zobel, Astrid ^a   Maier, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

5 HT2A receptor; Memory; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING TEST; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SEX RATIO; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55549146839     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S146114570800905X     Document Type: Article

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