Fragile X protein expression is linked to visual functions in healthy male volunteers

Neuroscience

Volumn 192, Issue , 2011, Pages 345-350

  Keri S ^a,b   Benedek, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b National Psychiatry Center   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dorsal stream; Fragile X syndrome; Magnocellular; Motion; Vision

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOASSAY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LYMPHOCYTE; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PARVOCELLULAR PATHWAY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052272306     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.06.074     Document Type: Article

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