Risk variant for schizophrenia in the neurogranin gene impacts on hippocampus activation during contextual fear conditioning.
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SUBMITTER: Pohlack ST
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3199731 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov
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Risk variant for schizophrenia in the neurogranin gene impacts on hippocampus activation during contextual fear conditioning.
Pohlack S T ST Nees F F Ruttorf M M Witt S H SH Nieratschker V V Rietschel M M Flor H H
Molecular psychiatry 20110607 11
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