Schizophrenia Research
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 312-319 , January 2007

Genetic and environmental influences on sensory gating of mid-latency auditory evoked responses: A twin study

  • Andrey P. Anokhin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St.Louis, MO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 314 286 2201; fax: +1 314 286 0092.
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  • Andrei B. Vedeniapin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St.Louis, MO, USA
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  • Andrew C. Heath

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St.Louis, MO, USA
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  • Oleg Korzyukov

      Affiliations

    • Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Detroit, MI, USA
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  • Nashaat N. Boutros

      Affiliations

    • Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Detroit, MI, USA

Received 22 March 2006 ,Revised 20 July 2006 ,Accepted 14 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.08.009

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 312-319 , January 2007

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