Epigenetics in Suicide and Depression

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 812-813

  Autry, Anita E ^a   Monteggia, Lisa M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STRESS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UPREGULATION;

EID: 70349728452     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.08.033     Document Type: Note

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