A variant of the neuronal amino acid transporter SLC6A15 is associated with ACTH and cortisol responses and cognitive performance in unipolar depression

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-90

  Schuhmacher, Anna ^a   Lennertz, Leonhard ^a   Wagner, Michael ^a   Höfels, Susanne ^a   Pfeiffer, Ute ^a   Guttenthaler, Vera ^a   Maier, Wolfgang ^a   Zobel, Astrid ^a   Mössner, Rainald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; cognition; cortisol; depression; Dex CRH test; HPA; memory; rs1545843; SLC6A15

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SLC6A15 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, NEUTRAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871506420     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145712000223     Document Type: Article

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