Of schizophrenia, pruning, and epigenetics: A hypothesis and suggestion

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-108

  Rosenthal, Randall ^a  

^a S Nevada Adult Mental Hlth Serv   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 79958073546     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.038     Document Type: Article

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