Biomarkers in geriatric psychiatry: The promise and the reality

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 759-762

  Liptzin, Benjamin ^a,b   Tuis, Jimena ^a,b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE 2;

AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 80052399454     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31822bec2c     Document Type: Editorial

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