Schizophrenia Research
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 21-30 , 1 November 2002

Decreased calcium-dependent constitutive nitric oxide synthase (cNOS) activity in prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia and depression

  • Guoqiang Xing

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799, USA. Tel.: +1-301-295-2291; fax: +1-301-295-3213
    • Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799, USA
    • Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, MD 20892, USA
    • ,
  • Mikulas Chavko

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
    • ,
  • Li-Xin Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799, USA
    • ,
  • Shutong Yang

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, USA
    • ,
  • Robert M Post

      Affiliations

    • Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, MD 20892, USA

Received 10 July 2001 ,Revised 29 October 2001 ,Accepted 31 October 2001.

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Schizophrenia Research
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