Serotonin receptor 1B genotype and hostility, anger and aggressive behavior through the lifespan: The Young Finns study

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 583-590

  Hakulinen, Christian ^a   Jokela, Markus ^a   Hintsanen, Mirka ^a   Merjonen, Päivi ^a   Pulkki Råback, Laura ^a   Seppälä, Ilkka ^b,c   Lyytikäinen, Leo Pekka ^b,c   Lehtimäki, Terho ^b,c   Kähönen, Mika ^c   Viikari, Jorma ^d   Raitakari, Olli T ^d,e   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Hostility; HTR1B; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1B;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84890430401     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9452-y     Document Type: Article

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