Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) genotype predicts greater aggression through impulsive reactivity to negative affect

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 283, Issue , 2015, Pages 97-101

  Chester, David S ^a   DeWall, C Nathan ^a   Derefinko, Karen J ^a   Estus, Steven ^b   Peters, Jessica R ^a   Lynam, Donald R ^c   Jiang, Yang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Genetics; Impulsivity; MAOA; Negative urgency; UPPS model

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; DNA; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING);

ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922436909     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.01.034     Document Type: Article

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