Effect of prenatal fluoxetine (prozac) exposure on brain serotonin neurons in prepubescent and adult male rat offspring

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 280, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 138-145

  Cabrera Vera, Theresa M ^a   Garcia, Francisca ^a   Pinto, Wilfred ^a   Battaglia, George ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUOXETINE; FRONTAL LOBE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; P-CHLOROAMPHETAMINE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 0030892021     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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