Genetic influences on hippocampal volume differ as a function of testosterone level in middle-aged men

NeuroImage

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1123-1131

  Panizzon, Matthew S ^a   Hauger, Richard L ^a,b   Eaves, Lindon J ^c   Chen, Chi Hua ^a   Dale, Anders M ^d,e   Eyler, Lisa T ^a,b   Fischl, Bruce ^f,g,h   Fennema Notestine, Christine ^a,d   Franz, Carol E ^a   Grant, Michael D ⁱ   Jacobson, Kristen C ^j   Jak, Amy J ^a,b   Lyons, Michael J ⁱ   Mendoza, Sally P ^k   Neale, Michael C ^c   Prom Wormley, Elizabeth ^c   Seidman, Larry J ^g   Tsuang, Ming T ^a,l   Xian, Hong ^m   Kremen, William S ^a,l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^m WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Aging; Heritability; Hippocampal volume; Testosterone; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TWINS;

HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; TESTOSTERONE; TWINS;

EID: 83055184293     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.09.044     Document Type: Article

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