Cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid and homovanillic acid: Reciprocal relationships with impulsive aggression in human subjects

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-248

  Coccaro, Emil F ^a   Lee, Royce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HIAA; Aggression; CSF; HVA; Impulsivity; Personality

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 77249127603     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-009-0359-x     Document Type: Article

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