C957T polymorphism of the dopamine D2 receptor gene is associated with motor learning and heart rate

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 677-683

  Huertas, E ^a   Buhler K M ^a   Echeverry Alzate, V ^a   Gimenez T ^a   Lopez Moreno J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dopaminergic; Genetic polymorphism; Heart rate; Mirror drawing; Procedural memory; Recall; Stress

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART RATE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL MOTOR LEARNING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 85027951300     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2012.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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