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Alterations in postnatal neurogenesis and dopamine dysregulation in schizophrenia: a hypothesis.
Schizophrenia bulletin - 1 Jul 2011
Inta Dragos, Meyer-Lindenberg Andreas, Gass Peter
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An increasing number of studies demonstrate the important role of several susceptibility genes for schizophrenia, such as neuregulin-1 and DISC1, in early postnatal and adult neurogenesis. Its significance for the pathophysiology of the disease, including its relation to neurotransmitter systems implicated in schizophrenia (like the dopamine system), remains, however, unknown. Here, we review molecular and...
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