Are there gender-specific neuropathological correlates of depression?;Gibt es geschlechtsspezifische neuropathologische korrelate der depression?

Journal fur Neurologie, Neurochirurgie und Psychiatrie

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 29-35

  Bogerts, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain biology; Depression; Gender differences; Male depression; Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 77957134826     PISSN: 16081587     EISSN: 16809440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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