Catechol O-methyltransferase mRNA expression in human and rat brain: evidence for a role in cortical neuronal function - Matsumoto, M.; Weickert, C.Shannon; Akil, M.; Lipska, B.K.; Hyde, T.M.; Herman, M.M.; Kleinman, J.E.; Weinberger, D.R. (Neuroscience, 2003)
Keywords: Animals; Blotting, Northern; Brain Chemistry; Catechol O-Methyltransferase - analysis; Catechol O-Methyltransferase - genetics; Corpus Striatum - enzymology; dopamine; functional polymorphism; Humans; In Situ Hybridization; Male; Mesencephalon - enzymology; midbrain schizophrenia; Neurons - enzymology; prefrontal cortex; Prefrontal Cortex - enzymology; Prosencephalon - enzymology; Pyramidal Cells - enzymology; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; RNA, Messenger - analysis; striatum; OCT; DLPFC; prefrontal cortex; midbrain schizophrenia; COMT; S-COMT; MB-COMT; striatum; TH; functional polymorphism; cDNA; dopamine; PCR; BA