The neurobiological basis of human aggression: A review on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 650-675

  Waltes, Regina ^a   Chiocchetti, Andreas G ^a   Freitag, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

aggression; animal models; epigenetics; genetic association studies

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGGRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; NEUROENDOCRINE CELLS; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84950270979     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32388     Document Type: Review

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