A morphometric, immunohistochemical, and in situ hybridization study of the dorsal raphe nucleus in major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and suicide

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 125-134

  Matthews, Paul R ^a   Harrison, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT1A receptor; HTR1A; Morphometry; Serotonin; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AUTORECEPTORS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAPHE NUCLEI; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONERGIC NEURONS; SEROTONIN; SUICIDE;

EID: 84857367834     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.10.043     Document Type: Article

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