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NOS1 ex1f-VNTR polymorphism influences prefrontal brain oxygenation during a working memory task.
NeuroImage - 15 Aug 2011
Kopf Juliane, Schecklmann Martin, Hahn Tim, Dresler Thomas, Dieler Alica C, Herrmann Martin J, Fallgatter Andreas J, Reif Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Nitric oxide (NO) synthase produces NO, which serves as first and second messenger in neurons, where the protein is encoded by the NOS1 gene. A functional variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism in the promoter region of the alternative first exon 1f of NOS1 is associated with various functions of human behavior, for example increased impulsivity, while another, non-functional variant was linked to...
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