Effect of chronic amitriptyline administration on serotonergic receptors in rats with methylazoxymethanol-induced microencephaly

Brain Research

Volumn 787, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 333-336

  Watanabe, Masayuki ^a   Kodama, Yoshio ^a   Hagino, Yoko ^a   Nonaka, Ryo Ichi ^a   Kaichi, Yasusuke ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A) receptor; 5 HT(2A) receptor; Antidepressant; Methylazoxymethanol; Microencephaly; Wet dog shake

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROCEPHALY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; ALKYLATING AGENTS; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; KETANSERIN; KINETICS; MALE; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL ACETATE; MICROCEPHALY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 0032559860     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01489-3     Document Type: Article

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