Growth factors and psychiatric disorders.
The recent identification of susceptibility genes for schizophrenia, depression and learning and memory dysfunction suggest that psychiatric disorders may be influenced by a small number of genes with multiple actions. This is the first book to investigate the role of growth factors in these disorde...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
| Published: |
Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons,
2008.
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| Series: | Novartis Foundation symposium ;
289. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The recent identification of susceptibility genes for schizophrenia, depression and learning and memory dysfunction suggest that psychiatric disorders may be influenced by a small number of genes with multiple actions. This is the first book to investigate the role of growth factors in these disorders, which should provide clues to the underlying biochemical mechanisms. For example, recent studies have substantiated the provocative finding that neuregulin 1 (NRG1)is a candidate gene for schizophrenia. Neuregulin and its receptors, the ErbB tyrosine kinases, are essential for development. |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of the Symposium on Growth Factors and Psychiatric Disorders, held at the Novartis Foundation, London, Mar. 20-22, 2007. "Editors: Derek J. Chadwick (organizer) and Jamie Goode"--Page v |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780470751268 0470751266 9780470751251 0470751258 1281322261 9781281322265 9786611322267 6611322264 |