Psychiatry Research
Volume 133, Issue 1 , Pages 13-21 , 30 January 2005

The expression of retinoic acid receptor alpha is increased in the granule cells of the dentate gyrus in schizophrenia

  • Lise Rioux

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Laboratory for BioImaging and Anatomical Informatics, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129-1096, USA. Tel.: +1 215 991 8410; fax: +1 215 843 9367.
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  • Steven Edward Arnold

Received 7 April 2004 ,Revised 15 September 2004 ,Accepted 8 November 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.11.003

Psychiatry Research
Volume 133, Issue 1 , Pages 13-21 , 30 January 2005

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