Searching for neuropathology: Gliosis in schizophrenia

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-139

  Schnieder, Tatiana P ^a   Dwork, Andrew J ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; glial fibrillary acidic protein; gliosis; human brain; microglia; peripheral benzodiazepine receptor; positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTOSIS; AUTOPSY; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; MICROGLIA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ASTROCYTES; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; GLIOSIS; HUMANS; MICROGLIA; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 78650451795     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.08.027     Document Type: Review

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