Neuronal deficit in medial pulvinar from right but not left hemisphere in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 134, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 291-292

  Mileaf, Maxwell I ^a   Byne, William ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULVINAR; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PULVINAR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84856243604     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.10.012     Document Type: Letter

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