GABA receptors, alcohol dependence and criminal behavior

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1227-1232

  Terranova, Claudio ^a   Tucci, Marianna ^a   Sartore, Daniela ^a   Cavarzeran, Fabiano ^a   Di Pietra, Laura ^a   Barzon, Luisa ^a   Palù, Giorgio ^a   Ferrara, Santo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Alcohol dependence; Criminal behavior; Forensic science; GABA A receptor; GABA B receptor; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; GABBR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EXON; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VIOLENT CRIME; Γ-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GABA A RECEPTOR; GABA B RECEPTOR; VIOLENT CRIME; Γ-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRIMINALS; EXONS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84883561048     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12201     Document Type: Article

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