Elevated Delta-6 desaturase (FADS2) gene expression in the prefrontal cortex of patients with bipolar disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 269-272

  Liu, Yanhong ^a   McNamara, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Delta5 desaturase (FADS1); Delta6 desaturase (FADS2); Elongase (HELO1); Manic depressive disorder; Peroxisome (PEX19); Postmortem; Prefrontal cortex; Stearoyl CoA desaturase (SCD)

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE 1; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; CLOZAPINE; DILTIAZEM; ENZYME; HELO1 PROTEIN; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; MESSENGER RNA; NEFAZODONE; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; PEROXIN 19; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 78650680211     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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