In utero ethanol exposure decreased the density of serotonin neurons. Maternal ipsapirone treatment exerted a protective effect

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-97

  Tajuddin, Nuzhath F ^a   Druse, Mary J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Ipsapirone; Raphe neuron; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; IPSAPIRONE; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MATERNAL TREATMENT; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; ETHANOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PYRIMIDINES; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; UTERUS;

EID: 0032851911     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(99)00102-9     Document Type: Article

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