Neurobiology of suicidal behaviour

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages 336-341

  Pjevac, Milica ^a   Pregelj, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Depression; Genetics; Neurotransmitters; Serotonin; Suicide

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; PROTEIN KINASE C;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOPHENOTYPE; EPIGENETICS; EXON; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PAIN; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN LEVEL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLISM; SUICIDE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84872783685     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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