Genetic polymorphisms: A cornerstone of translational biobehavioral research

Science Translational Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Hariri, Ahmad R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; GENE CONTROL; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HUMANS; MICE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77952997818     PISSN: 19466234     EISSN: 19466242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3000811     Document Type: Short Survey

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