Somatic markers mediate the effect of serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms on Iowa Gambling Task

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 398-403

  Miu, A C ^a   Crisan L G ^a   Chis A ^b   Ungureanu, L ^b   Druga B ^c   Vulturar, R ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Romania)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Decision making; Emotion; Endophenotype; Somatic marker hypothesis

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDEL MUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84862010551     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2012.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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