Prefrontal Cortical Somatostatin Neurons in Schizophrenia

This case-control study examines mRNA levels of somatostatin (SST) in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of postmortem brain specimens from patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression disorder to assess whether alterations in SST levels are diagnosis specific and associated with cognitive dysfunction.
Source: JAMA Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research