Functional consequences of central serotonin depletion produced by repeated fenfluramine administration in rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 9069-9077

  Baumann, Michael H ^a   Ayestas, Mario A ^a   Rothman, Richard B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Corticosterone; Fenfluramine; Neuroendocrine; Neurotoxicity; Prolactin; Rat; Sero tonin function; Serotonin depletion

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; FENFLURAMINE; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; FOREFOOT; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROVOCATION TEST; PUTAMEN; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0032211128     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-21-09069.1998     Document Type: Article

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