The effect of a functional NOS1 promoter polymorphism on impulsivity is moderated by platelet MAO activity

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-261

  Laas, Kariina ^a   Reif, Andreas ^b   Herterich, Sabine ^b   Eensoo, Diva ^a   Lesch, Klaus Peter ^b   Harro, Jaanus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotype; Impulsivity; Neuronal NOS1; Personality; Platelet monoamine oxidase

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXCITEMENT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SMOKING; THROMBOCYTE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 77953289727     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1793-z     Document Type: Article

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