Article
Schizophrenia endophenotypes as treatment targets.
Expert opinion on therapeutic targets - 1 Sept 2007
Thaker Gunvant K
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia is a complex disorder that encompasses several clinical symptom domains and functional impairments. Existing treatments are meager, effective only against positive symptoms without benefiting negative symptoms and functional impairments. The drug discovery process has focused mostly on targeting D2 dopamine receptors. This followed the serendipitous discovery of the antipsychotic effects of...
Topics
- Animals
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Brain
- Drug Design
- Eye
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Reflex, Startle
- Schizophrenia
