Where and what is the right shift factor or cerebral dominance gene? A critique of Francks et al. (2007)

Laterality

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-10

  Crow, T J ^a   Close, J P ^a   Dagnall, A M ^a   Priddle, T H ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Handedness; LRRTM1; Protocadherin11X Y gene pair; X Y homology; Xq21.3 Yp11.2

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 58149462238     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: 14640678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576500802574984     Document Type: Article

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