Programming of brainstem serotonin transporter development by prenatal glucocorticoids

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 155-161

  Slotkin, T A ^a   Barnes, G A ^a   McCook, E C ^a   Seidler, F J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Binding to serotonin transporter; Development; Dexamethasone; Effects on serotonin transporter; Glucocorticoids; Paroxetine; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PAROXETINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029996834     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(96)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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