Associations between the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and affect, loneliness and intelligence in normal subjects

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 860-866

  Lucht, Michael J ^a   Barnow, Sven ^b   Sonnenfeld, Christine ^a   Rosenberger, Albert ^c   Grabe, Hans Joergen ^a   Schroeder, Winnie ^a   Völzke, Henry ^a   Freyberger, Harald J ^a   Herrmann, Falko H ^a   Kroemer, Heyo ^a   Rosskopf, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affect; IQ; OXTR; Oxytoxin; PANAS; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONELINESS; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649158702     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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