Influence of the 5-HT3A receptor gene polymorphism and childhood sexual trauma on central serotonin activity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Jang, Kuk In ^a,c   Lee, Seung Hwan ^b,c   Huh, Hyu Jung ^d   Chae, Jeong Ho ^a,d  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; SEROTONIN; THYMINE; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR;

5 HT3A RECEPTOR GENE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS DEPENDENCE OF AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIAL; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIAL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD HEALTH; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; SEROTONIN;

EID: 84956891103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145269     Document Type: Article

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