The role of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) val66met variant in the phenotypic expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
✍ Scribed by Hilga Katerberg; Christine Lochner; Danielle C. Cath; Peter de Jonge; Zoltán Bochdanovits; Johanna C. Moolman-Smook; Sîan M.J. Hemmings; Paul D. Carey; Dan J. Stein; David Sondervan; Johan A. den Boer; Anton J.L.M. van Balkom; Annemiek Polman; Peter Heutink
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 150B
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4841
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