Respiratory sinus arrhythmia and serotonin transporter promoter gene polymorphisms: Taking a triallelic approach makes a difference

Psychophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1412-1416

  Vulturar, Romana ^a   Chiş, Adina ^a   Ungureanu, Loredana ^a   Miu, Andrei C ^b  

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

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Anxiety; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Rs25531; Serotonin transporter gene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866425710     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01445.x     Document Type: Article

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