An update on the interaction between the serotonin transporter promoter variant (5-HTTLPR), stress and depression, plus an exploration of non-confirming findings

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 273, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-105

  Sharpley, Christopher F ^a,b   Palanisamy, Suresh K A ^a   Glyde, Nicarla S ^a   Dillingham, Peter W ^a   Agnew, Linda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Serotonin transporter; Stress

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROMOTER REGION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905665465     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.07.030     Document Type: Review

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