Serotonin 6 receptor gene is associated with methamphetamine-induced psychosis in a Japanese population
β Scribed by Taro Kishi; Yasuhisa Fukuo; Tomo Okochi; Tsuyoshi Kitajima; Kunihiro Kawashima; Hiroshi Naitoh; Hiroshi Ujike; Toshiya Inada; Mitsuhiko Yamada; Naohisa Uchimura; Ichiro Sora; Masaomi Iyo; Norio Ozaki; Nakao Iwata
- Book ID
- 116412661
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 280 KB
- Volume
- 113
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0376-8716
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