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Association between the CCK-A receptor gene and panic disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Apr 2003
Ise Kiminobu, Akiyoshi Jotaro, Horinouchi Yukiko, Tsutsumi Takashi, Isogawa Koichi, Nagayama Haruo
Abstract excerpt
Cholecystokinin (CCK) is one of the most abundant neurotransmitter peptides in the brain. CCK appears to play an important role in the neurobiology of anxiety and panic disorders (PD) in both humans and animals. Recently, we reported that lack of CCKAR had a significant anxiogenic-like effect in rats. In this study, to investigate the role of CCKAR in PD, we compared the CCKAR gene in PD patients and normal...
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