An interaction of a NR3C1 polymorphism and antenatal solar activity impacts both hippocampus volume and neuroticism in adulthood

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JUN, 2013, Pages

  Montag, Christian ^a   Eichner, Markus ^b   Markett, Sebastian ^a   Quesada, Carlos M ^a,c   Schoene Bake, Jan Christoph ^a,c   Melchers, Martin ^a   Plieger, Thomas ^a   Weber, Bernd ^a,c   Reuter, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Life and Brain Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

NR3C1; Personality; Pregnancy; Solar activity; Structural MRI

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; DEPRESSION; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSIS; NR3C1 GENE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 84933672803     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00243     Document Type: Article

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